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I in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Ipronoun
मैं
🗣️ main [/mɛ̃ː/, /mə.ĩː/, [mɐ.ĩː], /ə/, /aɪ/, /ɪ/, /i/, /iː/, [i], /ĩː/, /ˈi/, [ˈi], /i(ː)/, [iː], [ɪ], [e], /ì/, /ˈiː/, [j], /ɪː/, /ʔaj/, [ʔai̯], /ʔi/, [ʔi̞], /i³³/, [ˈɪ], [ˈiː], /eɪ/, /ɛj/, /aj/, [ə], /ĩ/, /j/, /ʲ/, /ˈíː/, /ˈìː/, /ˈî/, [ˈɪ́ː], [ˈɪ̀ː], [ˈɪ̂], [ˈîː], [ˈǐː], [ˈɪ̂ː], [ˈɪ̌ː], /ī/, /ȉ/, [ˈɪː], /í/, [ī], [í], [ȋ], [ˈî], [ȉ], [ì], [i̯], [ˈɨ͜zː], /ˈʔaj/, [ˈʔaɪ̯], /ˈʔi/, [ˈʔɪ], [ʔɪ], [ʔì], [ʔi˧˧], [ʔɪj˧˧], [aɪ], [äj], /aː/, [ɑj], [ʌj], [aj], [ɑɪ], [aː], [ɑe̯], /əɪ/, /ɐɪ/, /oɪ/, /ɛɪ/, [æj], [äɪ], [ɐɪ], [əj], /a/, [i ʎəˈti.nə], [i ʎaˈti.na], /e/, /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/, /aːi̯⁵⁵/, /ai⁴⁴/, /ai⁵⁵/, /a³³ ɦi⁴⁴/, /a⁵⁵ ɦi²¹/, /i⁵⁵/, [ʔiː], [ai̯], /ʔɪ/, /ɯ/, [ʔi˧˧ ŋan˧˦], [ʔɪj˧˧ ŋaŋ˦˧˥], [ʔɪj˧˧ ŋaŋ˦˥], /ˌiː ˈdɔt/, /ˌiː ˈðɔt/]
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📖 Meaning of “I”

The meaning of “I” in Hindi is मैं, pronounced main — it is a pronoun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of I

the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet

🟢 Similar words for I
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✍️ I in a sentence
I am a man.
मैं एक आदमी हूँ।
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-Iranian *máyaH
Sanskrit मया (mayā)
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀬𑀸 (mayā)
Prakrit 𑀫𑀏 (mae)
Sauraseni Apabhramsa मइं (maïṃ)
Old Hindi मैं (maiṃ)
Hindi मैं
Inherited from Old Hindi मैं (maiṃ), from Apabhramsa मइं (maïṃ), from Prakrit 𑀫𑀏 (mae), from Sanskrit मया (mayā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máyaH (the instrumental singular of *aȷ́ʰám (“I”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁móy.
Cognate to Punjabi ਮੈਂ (maĩ), Nepali म (ma), Assamese মই (moi), Odia ମୁଁ (mũ) , Sylheti ꠝꠥꠁ (mui), Bengali মুই (mui), Marathi मी (mī), all deriving from oblique forms of the first-person personal pronoun.

Quick facts about “I”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
I
Meaning in Hindi
मैं
Pronunciation
main
Part of speech
Pronoun
Similar words
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Word Origin (Etymology)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-Iranian *máyaH
Sanskrit मया (mayā)
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀬𑀸 (mayā)
Prakrit 𑀫𑀏 (mae)
Sauraseni Apabhramsa मइं (maïṃ)
Old Hindi मैं (maiṃ)
Hindi मैं
Inherited from Old Hindi मैं (maiṃ), from Apabhramsa मइं (maïṃ), from Prakrit 𑀫𑀏 (mae), from Sanskrit मया (mayā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máyaH (the instrumental singular of *aȷ́ʰám (“I”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁móy.
Cognate to Punjabi ਮੈਂ (maĩ), Nepali म (ma), Assamese মই (moi), Odia ମୁଁ (mũ) , Sylheti ꠝꠥꠁ (mui), Bengali মুই (mui), Marathi मी (mī), all deriving from oblique forms of the first-person personal pronoun.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "I" is मैं (main).
In Devanagari script it is written as मैं.
It is pronounced "main". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.
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