डाइन

Hindi

Alternative forms

• डायन (ḍāyan)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit डाकिनी (ḍākínī, “female imp”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɖɑː.ɪn/, [ɖäː.ɪ̃n]

Noun

डाइन • (ḍāin) f (Urdu spelling ڈائن)

1. a witch, demoness
2. hag

Declension

Declension of डाइन (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	डाइन ḍāin	डाइनें ḍāinẽ
oblique	डाइन ḍāin	डाइनों ḍāinõ
vocative	डाइन ḍāin	डाइनो ḍāino

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “डाइन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “डाइन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha