राय

See also: रयि

Hindi

Etymology 1

From , from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan). Doublet of राजा (rājā).

Noun

राय • (rāy) m (Urdu spelling رای)

1. king

   Synonym: राजा (rājā)

2. (historical) a royal title used by Hindu kings

Proper noun

राय • (rāy) m (Urdu spelling رای)

1. a surname, equivalent to English Rai

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian رأی (ra'y), from Arabic رَأْي (raʔy).

Noun

राय • (rāy) f (Urdu spelling رای or رائی)

1. opinion, belief

   Synonym: मत (mat)

2. advice

   Synonyms: सलाह (salāh), सम्मति (sammati)

3. vote

   Synonyms: मत (mat), वोट (voṭ)

References

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

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Old Gujarati

Alternative forms

• राइं (rāĩ)

Etymology

From , from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrā́ȷ́ā (“king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ȷ́an, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rēǵ-en-

Noun

राय • (rāya) m

1. king