राई

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾɑː.iː/, [ɾäː.iː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀆 (rāiā), from Sanskrit राजिका (rājikā). Doublet of राजिका (rājikā).

Noun

राई • (rāī) f (Urdu spelling رائی)

1. a mustard seed
2. a tiny particle, grain

Declension

Declension of राई (fem ind ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	राई rāī	राइयाँ rāiyā̃
oblique	राई rāī	राइयों rāiyõ
vocative	राई rāī	राइयो rāiyo

Related terms

• रायता (rāytā)
• राई का पहाड़ बनाना (rāī kā pahāṛ banānā)

Etymology 2

Perhaps a contraction of *रायाई (rāyāī), from राय (rāy, “king”) +‎ -आई (-āī, “-ness”).

Noun

राई • (rāī) f

1. (rare or dated) the state of being a king; kingship, highness, sovereignty

   Synonyms: बादशाहत (bādśāhat), राजता (rājtā), राजत्व (rājatva), नृपत्व (nŕpatva)

Declension

Declension of राई (fem ind ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	राई rāī	राइयाँ rāiyā̃
oblique	राई rāī	राइयों rāiyõ
vocative	राई rāī	राइयो rāiyo

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

राई • (rāī) m

1. Alternative form of राय (rāy, “king”)

Declension

Declension of राई (sg-only masc ind ī-stem)

	singular
direct	राई rāī
oblique	राई rāī
vocative	राई rāī

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “राई”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “राई”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “राई”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “राई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rāī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 618

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾai/, [ɾaiː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘨𑘰𑘃 (rāī), from Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀇𑀆 (rāiā), from Sanskrit राजिका (rājikā). Compare Gujarati રાઈ (rāī), Hindustani رائی (rāī)/ राई (rāī), Sindhi رائِي / राई, Punjabi ਰਾਈ (rāī) / رائی (rā'ī), Nepali रायो (rāyo), Odia ରାଇ (rāi), Maithili 𑒩𑒰𑒃 (rāi) / राइ (rāɨ), Bengali রাই (rai), Assamese লাই (lai).

Noun

राई • (rāī) f

1. mustard seed

   Synonym: मोहरी (mohrī)

Derived terms

• राईचा पर्वत करणे (rāīcā parvat karṇe, “make a mountain out of a molehill”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘨𑘰𑘃 (rāī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀈 (rāī), from Sanskrit राजि (rā́ji).

Noun

राई • (rāī) f

1. grove

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “राई”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “राई”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “राई”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rāī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 618