नयन

See also: न्यानो

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नयन (nayana). Doublet of नैन (nain) and नैना (nainā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /nə.jən/, [nɐ.jɐ̃n]

Noun

नयन • (nayan) m (Urdu spelling نین)

(literary, anatomy) eye
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:आँख

Declension

Declension of *नयन* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	नयन nayan	नयन nayan
oblique	नयन nayan	नयनों nayanõ
vocative	नयन nayan	नयनो nayano

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नयन (nayana).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nə.jən/

Noun

नयन • (nayan) n

(anatomy) eye
leading, guiding, directing

Synonyms

डोळा (ḍoḷā)
चक्षु (cakṣu)

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नयन (nayana).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nʌen]
Phonetic Devanagari: नएन्

Noun

नयन • (nayan) (literary, poetic)

(anatomy) eye

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

নয়ন (Assamese script)
ᬦᬬᬦ (Balinese script)
নয়ন (Bengali script)
𑰡𑰧𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀦𑀬𑀦 (Brahmi script)
နယန (Burmese script)
નયન (Gujarati script)
ਨਯਨ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌨𑌯𑌨 (Grantha script)
ꦤꦪꦤ (Javanese script)
𑂢𑂨𑂢 (Kaithi script)
ನಯನ (Kannada script)
នយន (Khmer script)
ນຍນ (Lao script)
നയന (Malayalam script)
ᠨᠠᠶᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘡𑘧𑘡 (Modi script)
ᠨᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧁𑧇𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
𑐣𑐫𑐣 (Newa script)
ନଯନ (Odia script)
ꢥꢫꢥ (Saurashtra script)
𑆤𑆪𑆤 (Sharada script)
𑖡𑖧𑖡 (Siddham script)
නයන (Sinhalese script)
𑩯𑩻𑩯 (Soyombo script)
𑚝𑚣𑚝 (Takri script)
நயந (Tamil script)
నయన (Telugu script)
นยน (Thai script)
ན་ཡ་ན (Tibetan script)
𑒢𑒨𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
𑨝𑨪𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

A compound of नय् (nay, “to guide, lead”) + -अन (-ana); the sense of "eye" is due to the fact that it is the primary sensory or "guiding" organ. Compare नेत्र (netra), with similar formation and origin.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /nɐ.jɐ.nɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /n̪ɐ.jɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

नयन • (nayana) stem, n

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of **नयन**
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	नयनम् (nayanam)	नयने (nayane)	नयनाणि (nayanāṇi)
accusative	नयनम् (nayanam)	नयने (nayane)	नयनाणि (nayanāṇi)
instrumental	नयनेण (nayaneṇa)	नयनाभ्याम् (nayanābhyām)	नयनैः (nayanaiḥ)
dative	नयनाय (nayanāya)	नयनाभ्याम् (nayanābhyām)	नयनेभ्यः (nayanebhyaḥ)
ablative	नयनात् (nayanāt)	नयनाभ्याम् (nayanābhyām)	नयनेभ्यः (nayanebhyaḥ)
genitive	नयनस्य (nayanasya)	नयनयोः (nayanayoḥ)	नयनाणाम् (nayanāṇām)
locative	नयने (nayane)	नयनयोः (nayanayoḥ)	नयनेषु (nayaneṣu)
vocative	नयन (nayana)	नयने (nayane)	नयनाणि (nayanāṇi)

Synonyms

नेत्र (netra)
अक्षि (akṣi)
चक्षु (cakṣu)
लोचन (locana)

Descendants

Hindustani:
- Hindi: नैन (nain)
- Urdu: نَین (nain)
Punjabi: ਨੈਣ (naiṇ)
→ Bengali: নয়ন (noẏon) (learned)
→ Hindi: नयन (nayan) (learned)
→ Malayalam: നയനം (nayanaṁ) (learned)
→ Marathi: नयन (nayan) (learned)
→ Odia: ନୟନ (nayana) (learned)
→ Pali: nayana (learned)
→ Tamil: நயனம் (nayaṉam) (learned)
→ Telugu: నయనము (nayanamu) (learned)