दैन्य

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दैन्य (dainya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɛːn.jᵊ/, [d̪ɛ̃ːɲ.jᵊ]

Noun

दैन्य • (dainya) m (Urdu spelling دَینیَ)

1. meekness, humbleness
2. poverty, indigence

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ग़रीबी

Declension

Declension of दैन्य (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दैन्य dainya	दैन्य dainya
oblique	दैन्य dainya	दैन्यों dainyõ
vocative	दैन्य dainya	दैन्यो dainyo

References

• Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “दैन्य”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]

Sanskrit

Etymology

दैन (daina) +‎ य (ya).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɑːjn.jɐ/, [dɑːjj̃.jɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ɑjn̪.jɐ/

Noun

दैन्य • (dainya) stem, ?

1. dejection, distress
2. wretchedness, misery, pitiable state

Descendants

• → Hindi: दैन्य (dainya) (learned)

References

• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “दैन्य”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press