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The corpus record — Sanskrit

rayiḥ

m

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What it meant — Monier-Williams

1. رَيِ-

rayi- m. (seltener f.) Besitz, Reichtum, Eigentum, Gut (RV + [NomSg rayih, AkkSg rayim, InstrSg raya, DatSg räye, GenAblSg räydh, NomPi rayah u.a]; AiGr Il 214ff.; s.u.); rayl-mantreich (RV +), rayi-vänt- (RV), häufiger re-vant- dss. (RV +; s.u.); ’rayi- in Kompp., z.B. mamihaydd-r” (0. 11286); d-räy-awohl ‘geizig, karg’ (RV 8,61,11; RV + aräyi- f. Unholdin; vgl. die Lit. in KEWA II 632, s.u.). - Mi, vgl. pä. … — [Mayrhofer, s.v. rayi-, p. 466]

2. رَيِ

rayi m. or (rarely) f. ( fr. √ rā; the following forms occur in the Veda , rayis, yim, yibhis, yīṇām; rayyā, yyai, yyām; cf. 2. rai), property, goods, possessions, treasure, wealth (often personified), RV. ; AV. ; VS. ; Br. ; ŚrS. ; ChUp.

3. رَيِ

stuff, materials, PraśnUp.

4. رَيِ

v.l. for raji, q.v.

In the wild

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Where it came from

  • Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) Treated in Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) s.v. rayi (vol. 2, scan p. 466; entry #3602).

Sanskrit corpus record built from GRETIL sources (citations and statistics; GRETIL running text is not redistributable). Passage text, where shown, from the Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (CC BY 4.0). Dictionary senses from Monier-Williams (1899, public domain), via the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries.