दायाँ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa, “right, southern”), contaminated with बायाँ (bāyā̃, “left”). Doublet of दाहिना (dāhinā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɑː.jɑ̃ː/, [d̪äː.jä̃ː]

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Adjective

दायाँ • (dāyā̃) (Urdu spelling دایاں)

1. right (side)

   Synonym: दाहिना (dāhinā)

   Antonym: बायाँ (bāyā̃)

   उस घर की दाईं ओर पर क्या है?

   us ghar kī dāī̃ or par kyā hai?

   What is to the right side of the house?

Declension

Declension of दायाँ (ā̃-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	दायाँ dāyā̃	दाएँ, दायें dāẽ, dāyẽ	दाईं, दायीं dāī̃, dāyī̃	दाईं, दायीं dāī̃, dāyī̃
oblique	दाएँ, दायें dāẽ, dāyẽ	दाएँ, दायें dāẽ, dāyẽ	दाईं, दायीं dāī̃, dāyī̃	दाईं, दायीं dāī̃, dāyī̃
vocative	दाएँ, दायें dāẽ, dāyẽ	दाएँ, दायें dāẽ, dāyẽ	दाईं, दायीं dāī̃, dāyī̃	दाईं, दायीं dāī̃, dāyī̃

Derived terms

• दाएँ (dāẽ)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दायाँ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dākṣiṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press