Lay in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “lay” in Hindi is रखना, pronounced leTana — it is a verb. 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.
put into a certain place or abstract location
Hindi verb set
रखना (rakhnā)
रखवाना (rakhvānā)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek-
Proto-Indo-European *-seti
Proto-Indo-European *h₂lékseti
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrákšati
Sanskrit रक्ष॑ति (rákṣati)
Prakrit 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (rakkhaï)
Old Hindi रषना (raṣanā /rakhanā/)
Hindi रखना
Inherited from Old Hindi रषना (raṣanā /rakhanā/), from Prakrit रक्खइ (rakkhaï), from Sanskrit रक्षति (rákṣati). Doublet of राखना (rākhnā). Cognate with Assamese ৰখা (rokha), Bengali রাখা (rakha), Gujarati રાખવું (rākhvũ), Marathi राखणे (rākhṇe), Nepali राख्नु (rākhnu), Odia ରଖିବା (rakhibā), Punjabi ਰੱਖਣਾ (rakkhaṇā), Sinhalese රකිනවා (rakinawā, “to protect”).
Quick facts about “lay”
Everything we know about this word at a glance.
रखना (rakhnā)
रखवाना (rakhvānā)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek-
Proto-Indo-European *-seti
Proto-Indo-European *h₂lékseti
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrákšati
Sanskrit रक्ष॑ति (rákṣati)
Prakrit 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (rakkhaï)
Old Hindi रषना (raṣanā /rakhanā/)
Hindi रखना
Inherited from Old Hindi रषना (raṣanā /rakhanā/), from Prakrit रक्खइ (rakkhaï), from Sanskrit रक्षति (rákṣati). Doublet of राखना (rākhnā). Cognate with Assamese ৰখা (rokha), Bengali রাখা (rakha), Gujarati રાખવું (rākhvũ), Marathi राखणे (rākhṇe), Nepali राख्नु (rākhnu), Odia ରଖିବା (rakhibā), Punjabi ਰੱਖਣਾ (rakkhaṇā), Sinhalese රකිනවා (rakinawā, “to protect”).
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