रसायन

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रसायन (rasāyana).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾə.sɑː.jən/, [ɾɐ.säː.jɐ̃n]

Noun

रसायन • (rasāyan) m

1. chemistry
2. chemical; mixture
3. (historical) alchemy
4. an elixir, a divine liquid

Declension

Declension of रसायन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रसायन rasāyan	रसायन rasāyan
oblique	रसायन rasāyan	रसायनों rasāyanõ
vocative	रसायन rasāyan	रसायनो rasāyano

Derived terms

• रसायनज्ञ (rasāynajña)
• रसायनविज्ञान (rasāyanvijñān)

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रसायन (rasāyana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾə.sa.jən/

Noun

रसायन • (rasāyan) n

1. (chemistry) chemical

Declension

Declension of रसायन (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	रसायन rasāyan
direct plural	रसायने, रसायनं rasāyane, rasāyna
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	रसायन rasāyan		रसायने, रसायनं rasāyane, rasāyna
oblique सामान्यरूप	रसायना rasāyanā		रसायनां- rasāyanān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	रसायनाला rasāyanālā		रसायनांना rasāyanānnā
ergative	रसायनाने, रसायनानं rasāyanāne, rasāyanāna		रसायनांनी rasāyanānnī
instrumental	रसायनाशी rasāyanāśī		रसायनांशी rasāyanānśī
locative सप्तमी	रसायनात rasāyanāt		रसायनांत rasāyanāt
vocative संबोधन	रसायना rasāyanā		रसायनांनो rasāyanānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of रसायन (neut cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	रसायनाचा rasāyanāċā	रसायनाचे rasāyanāċe	रसायनाची rasāyanācī	रसायनाच्या rasāyanācā	रसायनाचे, रसायनाचं rasāyanāċe, rasāyanāċa	रसायनाची rasāyanācī	रसायनाच्या rasāyanācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	रसायनांचा rasāyanānċā	रसायनांचे rasāyanānċe	रसायनांची rasāyanāñcī	रसायनांच्या rasāyanāncā	रसायनांचे, रसायनांचं rasāyanānċe, rasāyanānċa	रसायनांची rasāyanāñcī	रसायनांच्या rasāyanāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

See also

• रसायनशास्त्र (rasāyanśāstra, “chemistry”)
• रसायनशास्त्रज्ञ (rasāyanśāstradnya, “chemist”)
• रासायनिक (rāsāynik, “chemical”) (adjective)

Sanskrit

Etymology

Compound of रस (rasa, “juice; best or finest part”) +‎ अयन (ayana, “path”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɐ.sɑː.jɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɾɐ.s̪ɑː.jɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

रसायन • (rasāyana) stem, n

1. a medicine supposed to prevent old age and prolong life, an elixir, elixir vitae (also applied to the first fructifying rains)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of रसायन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	रसायनम् (rasāyanam)	रसायने (rasāyane)	रसायनानि (rasāyanāni) रसायना¹ (rasāyanā¹)
vocative	रसायन (rasāyana)	रसायने (rasāyane)	रसायनानि (rasāyanāni) रसायना¹ (rasāyanā¹)
accusative	रसायनम् (rasāyanam)	रसायने (rasāyane)	रसायनानि (rasāyanāni) रसायना¹ (rasāyanā¹)
instrumental	रसायनेन (rasāyanena)	रसायनाभ्याम् (rasāyanābhyām)	रसायनैः (rasāyanaiḥ) रसायनेभिः¹ (rasāyanebhiḥ¹)
dative	रसायनाय (rasāyanāya)	रसायनाभ्याम् (rasāyanābhyām)	रसायनेभ्यः (rasāyanebhyaḥ)
ablative	रसायनात् (rasāyanāt)	रसायनाभ्याम् (rasāyanābhyām)	रसायनेभ्यः (rasāyanebhyaḥ)
genitive	रसायनस्य (rasāyanasya)	रसायनयोः (rasāyanayoḥ)	रसायनानाम् (rasāyanānām)
locative	रसायने (rasāyane)	रसायनयोः (rasāyanayoḥ)	रसायनेषु (rasāyaneṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• रसायन-शास्त्र (rasāyana-śāstra)

Descendants

• → Bengali: রসায়ন (rośaẏon)
• → Hindi: रसायन (rasāyan)
• → Marathi: रसायन (rasāyan)
• → Telugu: రసాయనము (rasāyanamu)