देय

Hindi

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *daH-

Sanskrit दा (dā)

Sanskrit देय॑ (déya)lbor.

Hindi देय

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit देय॑ (déya, “to be given”), from दा (dā, “to give”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪eːj/

Adjective

देय • (dey)

1. due, payable, owing
2. fit to be given

Noun

देय • (dey) m

1. debt, dues
2. a gift

Declension

Declension of देय (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	देय dey	देय dey
oblique	देय dey	देयों deyõ
vocative	देय dey	देयो deyo

Derived terms

• मासदेय (māsdey, “monthly payment”)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “देय”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2355
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “देय”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 328
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “देय”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 510
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “देय”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 320.