प्रयत्न

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रयत्न (prayatna).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pɾə.jət̪.nᵊ/, [pɾɐ.jɐt̪̚.nᵊ]

Noun

प्रयत्न • (prayatnam (Urdu spelling پريتن)

  1. effort, endeavor
    Synonyms: प्रयास (prayās), कोशिश (kośiś)
    उसने पत्थर को उठाने के लिए बहुत प्रयत्न किया
    usne patthar ko uṭhāne ke lie bahut prayatna kiyā
    He made a huge effort to pick up the rock.

Declension

Declension of प्रयत्न (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct प्रयत्न
prayatna
प्रयत्न
prayatna
oblique प्रयत्न
prayatna
प्रयत्नों
prayatnõ
vocative प्रयत्न
prayatna
प्रयत्नो
prayatno

See also

References

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रयत्न (prayatna).

Noun

प्रयत्न • (prayatnam

  1. attempt, endeavor, effort

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “प्रयत्न”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

प्र- (pra-, towards) +‎ यत्न (yatna, performance)

Pronunciation

Noun

प्रयत्न • (prayatna) stemm

  1. effort; endeavor; try; attempt
  2. precaution; great care

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of प्रयत्न
singular dual plural
nominative प्रयत्नः (prayatnaḥ) प्रयत्नौ (prayatnau)
प्रयत्ना¹ (prayatnā¹)
प्रयत्नाः (prayatnāḥ)
प्रयत्नासः¹ (prayatnāsaḥ¹)
accusative प्रयत्नम् (prayatnam) प्रयत्नौ (prayatnau)
प्रयत्ना¹ (prayatnā¹)
प्रयत्नान् (prayatnān)
instrumental प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) प्रयत्नाभ्याम् (prayatnābhyām) प्रयत्नैः (prayatnaiḥ)
प्रयत्नेभिः¹ (prayatnebhiḥ¹)
dative प्रयत्नाय (prayatnāya) प्रयत्नाभ्याम् (prayatnābhyām) प्रयत्नेभ्यः (prayatnebhyaḥ)
ablative प्रयत्नात् (prayatnāt) प्रयत्नाभ्याम् (prayatnābhyām) प्रयत्नेभ्यः (prayatnebhyaḥ)
genitive प्रयत्नस्य (prayatnasya) प्रयत्नयोः (prayatnayoḥ) प्रयत्नानाम् (prayatnānām)
locative प्रयत्ने (prayatne) प्रयत्नयोः (prayatnayoḥ) प्रयत्नेषु (prayatneṣu)
vocative प्रयत्न (prayatna) प्रयत्नौ (prayatnau)
प्रयत्ना¹ (prayatnā¹)
प्रयत्नाः (prayatnāḥ)
प्रयत्नासः¹ (prayatnāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Hindi: प्रयत्न (prayatna) (learned)
  • Marathi: प्रयत्न (prayatna) (learned)
  • Tamil: பிரயத்தனம் (pirayattaṉam) (learned)