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Bengali
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
H-dropped from Middle Bengali রাহী (rahi), from Sanskrit राधिका (rādhikā).
Proper noun
রাই • (rai)
- Radha, Radhika
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit राजिका (rājikā) or राजी (rājī). Cognate with Gujarati રાઈ (rāī) and Hindi राई (rāī).
Noun
রাই • (rai)
- mustard seed
Etymology 3
From Sanskrit राजन (rājana).
Noun
রাই • (rai)
- king
- a surname, equivalent to English Roy
Etymology 4
From Sanskrit रव (rava).
- আই (ai), আও (aō)
- রা (ra), রাও (raō) — Standard
Noun
রাই • (rai) (Vanga)
- sound
- ঘরের মইধ্যে কেউইর রাই পাইলাম না। ― ghorer moiddhe keuir rai pailam na. ― I couldn't hear anyone making a sound in the house.
References
- Accessible Dictionary, “রাই ১” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “রাই ১” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “রাই ২” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “রাই ২” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “রাই ৩” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh