प्रयत्न

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रयत्न (prayatna).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɾə.jət̪.nᵊ/, [pɾɐ.jɐt̪̚.nᵊ]

Noun

प्रयत्न • (prayatna) m (Urdu spelling پريتن)

1. effort, endeavor

   Synonyms: प्रयास (prayās), कोशिश (kośiś)

   उसने पत्थर को उठाने के लिए बहुत प्रयत्न किया

   usne patthar ko uṭhāne ke lie bahut prayatna kiyā

   He made a huge effort to pick up the rock.

Declension

Declension of प्रयत्न (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्रयत्न prayatna	प्रयत्न prayatna
oblique	प्रयत्न prayatna	प्रयत्नों prayatnõ
vocative	प्रयत्न prayatna	प्रयत्नो prayatno

See also

• प्रयत्न करना (prayatna karnā)
• प्रयत्नवान (prayatnavān)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “प्रयत्न”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “प्रयत्न”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रयत्न (prayatna).

Noun

प्रयत्न • (prayatna) m

1. attempt, endeavor, effort

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “प्रयत्न”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• প্ৰয়ত্ন (Assamese script)
• ᬧ᭄ᬭᬬᬢ᭄ᬦ (Balinese script)
• প্রয়ত্ন (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰧𑰝𑰿𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀬𑀢𑁆𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ပြယတ္န (Burmese script)
• પ્રયત્ન (Gujarati script)
• ਪ੍ਰਯਤ੍ਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦿꦪꦠ꧀ꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂹𑂩𑂨𑂞𑂹𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ (Kannada script)
• ប្រយត្ន (Khmer script)
• ປ຺ຣຍຕ຺ນ (Lao script)
• പ്രയത്ന (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᡵᠠᠶᠠᢠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘧𑘝𑘿𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠷᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᢐᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑧠𑧈𑧇𑦽𑧠𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐫𑐟𑑂𑐣 (Newa script)
• ପ୍ରଯତ୍ନ (Odia script)
• ꢦ꣄ꢬꢫꢡ꣄ꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆪𑆠𑇀𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖧𑖝𑖿𑖡 (Siddham script)
• ප්‍රයත‍්න (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰 𑪙𑩼𑩻𑩫 𑪙𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚶𑚤𑚣𑚙𑚶𑚝 (Takri script)
• ப்ரயத்ந (Tamil script)
• ప్రయత్న (Telugu script)
• ปฺรยตฺน (Thai script)
• པྲ་ཡ་ཏྣ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒨𑒞𑓂𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑩇𑨫𑨪𑨙𑩇𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

प्र- (pra-, “towards”) +‎ यत्न (yatna, “performance”)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.jɐt.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.jɐt̪.n̪ɐ/

Noun

प्रयत्न • (prayatna) stem, m

1. effort; endeavor; try; attempt
2. precaution; great care

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of प्रयत्न

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	प्रयत्नः (prayatnaḥ)	प्रयत्नौ (prayatnau) प्रयत्ना¹ (prayatnā¹)	प्रयत्नाः (prayatnāḥ) प्रयत्नासः¹ (prayatnāsaḥ¹)
vocative	प्रयत्न (prayatna)	प्रयत्नौ (prayatnau) प्रयत्ना¹ (prayatnā¹)	प्रयत्नाः (prayatnāḥ) प्रयत्नासः¹ (prayatnāsaḥ¹)
accusative	प्रयत्नम् (prayatnam)	प्रयत्नौ (prayatnau) प्रयत्ना¹ (prayatnā¹)	प्रयत्नान् (prayatnān)
instrumental	प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena)	प्रयत्नाभ्याम् (prayatnābhyām)	प्रयत्नैः (prayatnaiḥ) प्रयत्नेभिः¹ (prayatnebhiḥ¹)
dative	प्रयत्नाय (prayatnāya)	प्रयत्नाभ्याम् (prayatnābhyām)	प्रयत्नेभ्यः (prayatnebhyaḥ)
ablative	प्रयत्नात् (prayatnāt)	प्रयत्नाभ्याम् (prayatnābhyām)	प्रयत्नेभ्यः (prayatnebhyaḥ)
genitive	प्रयत्नस्य (prayatnasya)	प्रयत्नयोः (prayatnayoḥ)	प्रयत्नानाम् (prayatnānām)
locative	प्रयत्ने (prayatne)	प्रयत्नयोः (prayatnayoḥ)	प्रयत्नेषु (prayatneṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: प्रयत्न (prayatna) (learned)
• → Marathi: प्रयत्न (prayatna) (learned)
• →⇒ Tamil: பிரயத்தனம் (pirayattaṉam) (learned)