नयन

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See also: न्यानो

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नयन (nayana). Doublet of नैन (nain) and नैना (nainā).

Pronunciation

Noun

नयन • (nayan) m (Urdu spelling نین)

  1. (literary, anatomy) eye
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:आँख

Declension

Declension of नयन (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct नयन
nayan 		नयन
nayan
oblique नयन
nayan 		नयनों
nayanõ
vocative नयन
nayan 		नयनो
nayano

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नयन (nayana).

Pronunciation

Noun

नयन • (nayan) n

  1. (anatomy) eye
  2. leading, guiding, directing

Synonyms

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नयन (nayana).

Pronunciation

Noun

नयन • (nayan) (literary, poetic)

  1. (anatomy) eye

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

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Etymology

A compound of नय् (nay, “to guide, lead”) + -अन (-ana); the sense of "eye" is due to the fact that it is the primary sensory or "guiding" organ.

Pronunciation

Noun

नयन • (nayana) stem, n

  1. (anatomy) eye
  2. leading organ
  3. conducting, guiding, directing

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of नयन
Nom. sg. नयनम् (nayanam)
Gen. sg. नयनस्य (nayanasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative नयनम् (nayanam) नयने (nayane) नयनाणि (nayanāṇi)
Vocative नयन (nayana) नयने (nayane) नयनाणि (nayanāṇi)
Accusative नयनम् (nayanam) नयने (nayane) नयनाणि (nayanāṇi)
Instrumental नयनेण (nayaneṇa) नयनाभ्याम् (nayanābhyām) नयनैः (nayanaiḥ)
Dative नयनाय (nayanāya) नयनाभ्याम् (nayanābhyām) नयनेभ्यः (nayanebhyaḥ)
Ablative नयनात् (nayanāt) नयनाभ्याम् (nayanābhyām) नयनेभ्यः (nayanebhyaḥ)
Genitive नयनस्य (nayanasya) नयनयोः (nayanayoḥ) नयनाणाम् (nayanāṇām)
Locative नयने (nayane) नयनयोः (nayanayoḥ) नयनेषु (nayaneṣu)

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Hindi: नैन (nain), नैना (nainā)
  • Punjabi: ਨੈਣ (naiṇ)
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