रैन

Hindi

Etymology

From , from Sanskrit रजनि (rajani), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁régʷeni. Compare Gujarati રયણી (rayaṇī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾɛːn/, [ɾɛ̃ːn]

Noun

रैन • (rain) f

1. (chiefly poetic) the night
   • 2012, “Jiya Lage Na”, in Javed Akhtar (lyrics), Ram Sampath (music), Talaash, performed by Sona Mohapatra:

     ओ मैं मुस्काऊं, सबसे छुपाऊं
     व्याकुल हूँ दिन रैन

     o ma͠i muskāū̃, sabse chupāū̃
     vyākul hū̃ din rain

     When I smile, I hide from everyone,
     I am distraught day and night

   Synonym: रात (rāt)

Derived terms

• रैनबसेरा (rainabserā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रैन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 871