बायाँ
See also: बायें
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Hindi बायाँ (bāyām̐), बाँव (bām̐va), बाँवाँ (bām̐vām̐), from Prakrit वाम (vāma) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit वाम (vāma, “left”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂-mó- (“deficient”). See वाम (vāma) for more.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bɑː.jɑ̃ː/, [bäː.jä̃ː]
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Adjective
बायाँ • (bāyā̃) (Urdu spelling بایاں)
- left (side)
- Antonym: दायाँ (dāyā̃)
- Bible 2 Chronicles 4:7:
- उसने सोने की दस दीवट बनवाई, और पांच दाहिनी ओर और पांच बायाँ ओर मन्दिर में रखवा दीं
- usne sone kī das dīvaṭ banvāī, aur pāñc dāhinī or aur pāñc bāyā̃ or mandir mẽ rakhvā dī̃
- He built 10 golden candelabra and placed 5 to the right, 5 to the left of the temple
- उसने सोने की दस दीवट बनवाई, और पांच दाहिनी ओर और पांच बायाँ ओर मन्दिर में रखवा दीं
Declension
| masculine | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| direct | बायाँ bāyā̃ |
बाएँ, बायें bāẽ, bāyẽ |
बाईं, बायीं bāī̃, bāyī̃ |
बाईं, बायीं bāī̃, bāyī̃ |
| oblique | बाएँ, बायें bāẽ, bāyẽ |
बाएँ, बायें bāẽ, bāyẽ |
बाईं, बायीं bāī̃, bāyī̃ |
बाईं, बायीं bāī̃, bāyī̃ |
| vocative | बाएँ, बायें bāẽ, bāyẽ |
बाएँ, बायें bāẽ, bāyẽ |
बाईं, बायीं bāī̃, bāyī̃ |
बाईं, बायीं bāī̃, bāyī̃ |
Derived terms
- बाएँ (bāẽ)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बायाँ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 725
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “3460”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “516”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vā́ma”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press