निरय

Sanskrit

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Etymology

निस्- (nis-, out) +‎ अय (aya, going (towards destruction))

Pronunciation

Noun

निरय • (niraya) stemm

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) hell

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of निरय
singular dual plural
nominative निरयः (nirayaḥ) निरयौ (nirayau) निरयाः (nirayāḥ)
accusative निरयम् (nirayam) निरयौ (nirayau) निरयान् (nirayān)
instrumental निरयेण (nirayeṇa) निरयाभ्याम् (nirayābhyām) निरयैः (nirayaiḥ)
dative निरयाय (nirayāya) निरयाभ्याम् (nirayābhyām) निरयेभ्यः (nirayebhyaḥ)
ablative निरयात् (nirayāt) निरयाभ्याम् (nirayābhyām) निरयेभ्यः (nirayebhyaḥ)
genitive निरयस्य (nirayasya) निरययोः (nirayayoḥ) निरयाणाम् (nirayāṇām)
locative निरये (niraye) निरययोः (nirayayoḥ) निरयेषु (nirayeṣu)
vocative निरय (niraya) निरयौ (nirayau) निरयाः (nirayāḥ)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Pali: niraya
    • Burmese: ငရဲ (nga.rai:) (learned)
    • Khmer: និរៃ (nirɨy) (learned)
    • Sinhalese: නිරය (niraya) (learned)
    • Thai: นิรยะ (ní-rá-yá) (learned)

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