ਰਾਈਂ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀆𑀭𑀸𑀫𑀺𑀅 (ārāmia), from Sanskrit आरामिक (ārāmika, “gardener”). Cognate with Gujarati રામી (rāmī) and Sindhi آرائيِ (ārā̃ī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾaːĩː]

Proper noun

ਰਾਈਂ • (rāī̃) m (Shahmukhi spelling راہیں)

1. a surname, Raeen.

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਰਾਈਂ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ārāmika”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 59