लाई

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Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑀸𑀬 (lāya), from Sanskrit लाज (lājá).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /lɑː.iː/,

Noun

लाई • (lāī) f (Urdu spelling لائی)

  1. parched rice or wheat
    Synonym: लावा (lāvā)

Declension

Declension of लाई (fem ind ī-stem)
singular plural
direct लाई
lāī 		लाइयाँ
lāiyā̃
oblique लाई
lāī 		लाइयों
lāiyõ
vocative लाई
lāī 		लाइयो
lāiyo

Verb

लाई • (lāī)

  1. inflection of लाना (lānā):
    1. feminine singular perfective participle
    2. feminine singular perfect indicative

Alternative forms

References

  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लाई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lājá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  • Colin P. Masica (1979) “Aryan and non-Aryan elements in North Indian agriculture”, in M. Deshpande and P. E. Hook, editors, Aryan and Non-Aryan in India‎, Ann Arbor: Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan, pages 55–151

Nepali

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Pronunciation

Postposition

लाई • (lāī)

  1. to, for
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