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Hindi
Etymology Borrowed from Sanskrit नयन ( nayana ) . Doublet of नैन ( nain ) and नैना ( nainā ) .
Pronunciation
Noun नयन • (nayan ) m Urdu spelling نین
( 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
( anatomy ) eye leading , guiding , directing
Synonyms
Nepali
Etymology Borrowed from Sanskrit नयन ( nayana ) .
Pronunciation
Noun नयन • (nayan )( literary , poetic )
( anatomy ) eye
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts Alternative scripts
নয়ন ( Assamese script ) ᬦᬬᬦ ( Balinese script ) নয়ন ( Bengali script ) 𑰡𑰧𑰡 ( Bhaiksuki script ) 𑀦𑀬𑀦 ( Brahmi script ) နယန ( Burmese script ) નયન ( Gujarati script ) ਨਯਨ ( Gurmukhi script ) 𑌨𑌯𑌨 ( Grantha script ) ꦤꦪꦤ ( Javanese script ) 𑂢𑂨𑂢 ( Kaithi script ) ನಯನ ( Kannada script ) នយន ( Khmer script ) ນຍນ ( Lao script ) നയന ( Malayalam script ) ᠨᠠᠶᠠᠨᠠ ( Manchu script ) 𑘡𑘧𑘡 ( Modi script ) ᠨᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᠨᠠ᠋ ( Mongolian script ) 𑧁𑧇𑧁 ( Nandinagari script ) 𑐣𑐫𑐣 ( Newa script ) ନଯନ ( Odia script ) ꢥꢫꢥ ( Saurashtra script ) 𑆤𑆪𑆤 ( Sharada script ) 𑖡𑖧𑖡 ( Siddham script ) නයන ( Sinhalese script ) 𑩯𑩻𑩯 ( Soyombo script ) 𑚝𑚣𑚝 ( Takri script ) நயந ( Tamil script ) నయన ( Telugu script ) นยน ( Thai script ) ན་ཡ་ན ( Tibetan script ) 𑒢𑒨𑒢 ( Tirhuta script ) 𑨝𑨪𑨝 ( Zanabazar Square script )
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
( anatomy ) eye leading organ conducting , guiding , directing
Declension
Synonyms
Descendants Hindustani:
Hindi: नैन ( nain )
Urdu: نَین ( nain )
Punjabi: ਨੈਣ ( naiṇ )
→ Bengali: নয়ন ( noẏon ) ( learned ) → Hindi: नयन ( nayan ) ( learned ) → Malayalam: നയനം ( nayanaṁ ) ( learned ) → Marathi: नयन ( nayan ) ( learned ) → Odia: ନୟନ ( nayana ) ( learned ) → Pali: nayana ( learned ) → Tamil: நயனம் ( nayaṉam ) ( learned ) → Telugu: నయనము ( nayanamu ) ( learned )