हिरन

See also: हारना and हेर्नु

Hindi

हिरन

Alternative forms

• हरिन (harin) — dated, dialectal
• हिरण (hiraṇ)

Etymology

Metathesis of हरिन (harin), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀡 (hariṇa), from Sanskrit हरिण (hariṇa, “deer”), from हरि (hari, “reddish brown”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦɪ.ɾən/, [ɦɪ.ɾɐ̃n]
• Rhymes: -ən

Noun

हिरन • (hiran) m (female equivalent हिरनी)

1. deer

   Synonym: मृग (mŕg)

Declension

Declension of हिरन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हिरन hiran	हिरन hiran
oblique	हिरन hiran	हिरनों hiranõ
vocative	हिरन hiran	हिरनो hirano

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “हिरन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 5518
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “हिरन”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 868
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “हिरन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 1073