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/, [n̪ə.jə̃n̪]

Noun

नयन • (nayan) m

  1. (literary, anatomy) eye
    Synonyms: आँख (ā̃kh), नैन (nain), नैना (nainā), चक्षु (cakṣu), नेत्र (netra)

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

Sanskrit

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