गायन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गायन (gāyana).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡɑː.jən/, [ɡäː.jɐ̃n]

Noun

गायन • (gāyan) m

1. singing

   Synonyms: गीत (gīt), गाना (gānā), गायकी (gāykī)

2. song

   Synonyms: गाना (gānā), गान (gān)

Declension

Declension of गायन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गायन gāyan	गायन gāyan
oblique	गायन gāyan	गायनों gāyanõ
vocative	गायन gāyan	गायनो gāyano

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गायन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• গায়ন (Assamese script)
• ᬕᬵᬬᬦ (Balinese script)
• গায়ন (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰯𑰧𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑀸𑀬𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဂါယန (Burmese script)
• ગાયન (Gujarati script)
• ਗਾਯਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌗𑌾𑌯𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦒꦴꦪꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂏𑂰𑂨𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಗಾಯನ (Kannada script)
• គាយន (Khmer script)
• ຄາຍນ (Lao script)
• ഗായന (Malayalam script)
• ᡤᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠶᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘐𑘰𑘧𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠠᢗᠶ᠋ᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦰𑧑𑧇𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑐵𑐫𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଗାଯନ (Odia script)
• ꢔꢵꢫꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑆳𑆪𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖯𑖧𑖡 (Siddham script)
• ගායන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩞𑩛𑩻𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚭𑚣𑚝 (Takri script)
• க³ாயந (Tamil script)
• గాయన (Telugu script)
• คายน (Thai script)
• གཱ་ཡ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑒰𑒨𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨍𑨊𑨪𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root गै (gai) +‎ -अन (-ana).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɑː.jɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡɑː.jɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

गायन • (gāyana) stem, n

1. the act of singing
2. a song
3. the act of professing or practising singing as a livelihood

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of गायन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	गायनम् (gāyanam)	गायने (gāyane)	गायनानि (gāyanāni) गायना¹ (gāyanā¹)
vocative	गायन (gāyana)	गायने (gāyane)	गायनानि (gāyanāni) गायना¹ (gāyanā¹)
accusative	गायनम् (gāyanam)	गायने (gāyane)	गायनानि (gāyanāni) गायना¹ (gāyanā¹)
instrumental	गायनेन (gāyanena)	गायनाभ्याम् (gāyanābhyām)	गायनैः (gāyanaiḥ) गायनेभिः¹ (gāyanebhiḥ¹)
dative	गायनाय (gāyanāya)	गायनाभ्याम् (gāyanābhyām)	गायनेभ्यः (gāyanebhyaḥ)
ablative	गायनात् (gāyanāt)	गायनाभ्याम् (gāyanābhyām)	गायनेभ्यः (gāyanebhyaḥ)
genitive	गायनस्य (gāyanasya)	गायनयोः (gāyanayoḥ)	गायनानाम् (gāyanānām)
locative	गायने (gāyane)	गायनयोः (gāyanayoḥ)	गायनेषु (gāyaneṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: gāyana
• → Hindi: गायन (gāyan)
• → Nepali: गायन (gāyan)

Noun

गायन • (gāyana) stem, m

1. a singer, praiser
2. a talker

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of गायन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	गायनः (gāyanaḥ)	गायनौ (gāyanau) गायना¹ (gāyanā¹)	गायनाः (gāyanāḥ) गायनासः¹ (gāyanāsaḥ¹)
vocative	गायन (gāyana)	गायनौ (gāyanau) गायना¹ (gāyanā¹)	गायनाः (gāyanāḥ) गायनासः¹ (gāyanāsaḥ¹)
accusative	गायनम् (gāyanam)	गायनौ (gāyanau) गायना¹ (gāyanā¹)	गायनान् (gāyanān)
instrumental	गायनेन (gāyanena)	गायनाभ्याम् (gāyanābhyām)	गायनैः (gāyanaiḥ) गायनेभिः¹ (gāyanebhiḥ¹)
dative	गायनाय (gāyanāya)	गायनाभ्याम् (gāyanābhyām)	गायनेभ्यः (gāyanebhyaḥ)
ablative	गायनात् (gāyanāt)	गायनाभ्याम् (gāyanābhyām)	गायनेभ्यः (gāyanebhyaḥ)
genitive	गायनस्य (gāyanasya)	गायनयोः (gāyanayoḥ)	गायनानाम् (gāyanānām)
locative	गायने (gāyane)	गायनयोः (gāyanayoḥ)	गायनेषु (gāyaneṣu)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “गायन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 352.

Further reading

• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “gāyana”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.