नयन

See also: न्यानो

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नयन (nayana). Doublet of नैन (nain) and नैना (nainā).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nə.jən/, [nɐ.jɐ̃n]

Noun

नयन • (nayan) m (Urdu spelling نین)

  1. (literary, anatomy) eye
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:आँख

Declension
Declension of नयन (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct नयन
nayan		 नयन
nayan
oblique नयन
nayan		 नयनों
nayanõ
vocative नयन
nayan		 नयनो
nayano

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नयन (nayana).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nə.jən/

Noun

नयन • (nayan) n

  1. (anatomy) eye
  2. leading, guiding, directing

Synonyms

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नयन (nayana).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nʌen]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: नएन्

Noun

नयन • (nayan) (literary, poetic)

  1. (anatomy) eye

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • নয়ন (Assamese script)
  • ᬦᬬᬦ (Balinese script)
  • নয়ন (Bengali script)
  • 𑰡𑰧𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀦𑀬𑀦 (Brahmi script)
  • နယန (Burmese script)
  • નયન (Gujarati script)
  • ਨਯਨ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌨𑌯𑌨 (Grantha script)
  • ꦤꦪꦤ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂢𑂨𑂢 (Kaithi script)
  • ನಯನ (Kannada script)
  • នយន (Khmer script)
  • ນຍນ (Lao script)
  • നയന (Malayalam script)
  • ᠨᠠᠶᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘡𑘧𑘡 (Modi script)
  • ᠨᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧁𑧇𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐣𑐫𑐣 (Newa script)
  • ନଯନ (Odia script)
  • ꢥꢫꢥ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆤𑆪𑆤 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖡𑖧𑖡 (Siddham script)
  • නයන (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩯𑩻𑩯 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚝𑚣𑚝 (Takri script)
  • நயந (Tamil script)
  • నయన (Telugu script)
  • นยน (Thai script)
  • ན་ཡ་ན (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒢𑒨𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨝𑨪𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

A compound of नय् (nay, “to guide, lead”) + -अन (-ana); the sense of "eye" is due to the fact that it is the primary sensory or "guiding" organ.

Pronunciation

Noun

नयन • (nayana) stem, n

  1. (anatomy) eye
  2. leading organ
  3. conducting, guiding, directing

Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of नयन
Nom. sg. नयनम् (nayanam)
Gen. sg. नयनस्य (nayanasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative नयनम् (nayanam) नयने (nayane) नयनाणि (nayanāṇi)
Vocative नयन (nayana) नयने (nayane) नयनाणि (nayanāṇi)
Accusative नयनम् (nayanam) नयने (nayane) नयनाणि (nayanāṇi)
Instrumental नयनेण (nayaneṇa) नयनाभ्याम् (nayanābhyām) नयनैः (nayanaiḥ)
Dative नयनाय (nayanāya) नयनाभ्याम् (nayanābhyām) नयनेभ्यः (nayanebhyaḥ)
Ablative नयनात् (nayanāt) नयनाभ्याम् (nayanābhyām) नयनेभ्यः (nayanebhyaḥ)
Genitive नयनस्य (nayanasya) नयनयोः (nayanayoḥ) नयनाणाम् (nayanāṇām)
Locative नयने (nayane) नयनयोः (nayanayoḥ) नयनेषु (nayaneṣu)

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Hindi: नैन (nain), नैना (nainā)
  • Punjabi: ਨੈਣ (naiṇ)
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