हँसाई

Hindi

Etymology

From हँसना (hãsnā, “to laugh”) +‎ -आई (-āī).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦə̃.sɑː.iː/, [ɦɐ̃.säː.iː]
Rhymes: -ɑːiː

Noun

हँसाई • (hãsāī) f (Urdu spelling ہنسائی)

laughing, laughter; fun
Synonyms: परिहास (parihās), हँसी (hãsī)
derision, ridicule
Synonyms: उपहास (uphās), कुख्याति (kukhyāti), बदनामी (badnāmī), रुसवाई (rusvāī)

Declension

Declension of *हँसाई* (fem ind ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	हँसाई hãsāī	हँसाइयाँ hãsāiyā̃
oblique	हँसाई hãsāī	हँसाइयों hãsāiyõ
vocative	हँसाई hãsāī	हँसाइयो hãsāiyo

Derived terms

जगहँसाई (jaghãsāī)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हँसाई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press