दैन्य

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दैन्य (dainya).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

दैन्य • (dainya) m (Urdu spelling دَینیَ)

meekness, humbleness
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): /d̪ɑjn̪.jɐ/

Noun

दैन्य • (dainya) stem, ?

dejection, distress
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