রাই

Bengali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾai/

Etymology 1

H-dropped from Middle Bengali রাহী (rahi), from Sanskrit राधिका (rādhikā).

Alternative forms

• রাহী (rahi) — archaic

Proper noun

রাই • (rai)

1. Radha, Radhika

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit राजिका (rājikā) or राजी (rājī). Cognate with Gujarati રાઈ (rāī) and Hindi राई (rāī).

Noun

রাই • (rai)

1. mustard seed

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit राजन (rājana).

Alternative forms

• রায় (raẏ) — more common

Noun

রাই • (rai)

1. king
2. a surname, equivalent to English Roy

Etymology 4

From Sanskrit रव (rava).

Alternative forms

• আই (ai), আও (aō)
• রা (ra), রাও (raō) — Standard

Noun

রাই • (rai) (Vanga)

1. sound

   ঘরের মইধ্যে কেউইর রাই পাইলাম না। ― ghorer moiddhe keuir rai pailam na. ― I couldn't hear anyone making a sound in the house.

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “রাই ১” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “রাই ১” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “রাই ২” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “রাই ২” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “রাই ৩” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh