गायन
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit गायन (gāyana).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡɑː.jən/, [ɡäː.jɐ̃n]
Noun
गायन • (gāyan) m
Declension
| 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
- the act of singing
- a song
- the act of professing or practising singing as a livelihood
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | गायनम् (gāyanam) | 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) |
| vocative | गायन (gāyana) | गायने (gāyane) | गायनानि (gāyanāni) गायना¹ (gāyanā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
Noun
गायन • (gāyana) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | गायनः (gāyanaḥ) | 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) |
| vocative | गायन (gāyana) | गायनौ (gāyanau) गायना¹ (gāyanā¹) |
गायनाः (gāyanāḥ) गायनासः¹ (gāyanāsaḥ¹) |
- 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.