रेणु

See also: रण, रण्, and रोणौ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit रेणु (reṇu).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾeː.ɳuː/

Noun

रेणु • (reṇu) f

dust, sand, particle
Synonyms: धूल (dhūl), बालू (bālū)

Proper noun

रेणु • (reṇu) f

a female given name, Renu, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of *रेणु* (fem u-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	रेणु reṇu	रेणुएँ reṇuẽ
oblique	रेणु reṇu	रेणुओं reṇuõ
vocative	रेणु reṇu	रेणुओ reṇuo

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “रेणु”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4207
Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “रेणु”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 654
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “रेणु”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 870
Bahri, Hardev (1989), “रेणु”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 286.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

ৰেণু (Assamese script)
ᬭᬾᬡᬸ (Balinese script)
রেণু (Bengali script)
𑰨𑰸𑰜𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀭𑁂𑀡𑀼 (Brahmi script)
ရေဏု (Burmese script)
રેણુ (Gujarati script)
ਰੇਣੁ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌰𑍇𑌣𑍁 (Grantha script)
ꦫꦺꦟꦸ (Javanese script)
𑂩𑂵𑂝𑂳 (Kaithi script)
ರೇಣು (Kannada script)
រេណុ (Khmer script)
ເຣຓຸ (Lao script)
രേണു (Malayalam script)
ᡵᡝᢏᡠ (Manchu script)
𑘨𑘹𑘜𑘳 (Modi script)
ᠷᠧᢏᠤ (Mongolian script)
𑧈𑧚𑦼𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
𑐬𑐾𑐞𑐸 (Newa script)
ରେଣୁ (Odia script)
ꢬꢾꢠꢸ (Saurashtra script)
𑆫𑆼𑆟𑆶 (Sharada script)
𑖨𑖸𑖜𑖲 (Siddham script)
රෙණු (Sinhalese script)
𑩼𑩔𑩪𑩒 (Soyombo script)
𑚤𑚲𑚘𑚰 (Takri script)
ரேணு (Tamil script)
రేణు (Telugu script)
เรณุ (Thai script)
རེ་ཎུ (Tibetan script)
𑒩𑒹𑒝𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
𑨫𑨄𑨘𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɐj.ɳú/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɾeː.ɳu/

Noun

रे॒णु • (reṇú) stem, m

dust, a grain or atom of dust, sand
the pollen of flowers
powder of anything
Oldenlandia herbacea

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of रे॒णु
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	रे॒णुः (reṇúḥ)	रे॒णू (reṇū́)	रे॒णवः॑ (reṇávaḥ)
accusative	रे॒णुम् (reṇúm)	रे॒णू (reṇū́)	रे॒णून् (reṇū́n)
instrumental	रे॒णुना॑ (reṇúnā) रे॒ण्वा¹ (reṇvā́¹)	रे॒णुभ्या॑म् (reṇúbhyām)	रे॒णुभिः॑ (reṇúbhiḥ)
dative	रे॒णवे॑ (reṇáve) रे॒ण्वे¹ (reṇvé¹)	रे॒णुभ्या॑म् (reṇúbhyām)	रे॒णुभ्यः॑ (reṇúbhyaḥ)
ablative	रे॒णोः (reṇóḥ) रे॒ण्वः¹ (reṇváḥ¹)	रे॒णुभ्या॑म् (reṇúbhyām)	रे॒णुभ्यः॑ (reṇúbhyaḥ)
genitive	रे॒णोः (reṇóḥ) रे॒ण्वः¹ (reṇváḥ¹)	रे॒ण्वोः (reṇvóḥ)	रे॒णू॒नाम् (reṇūnā́m)
locative	रे॒णौ (reṇáu)	रे॒ण्वोः (reṇvóḥ)	रे॒णुषु॑ (reṇúṣu)
vocative	रेणो॑ (réṇo)	रेणू॑ (réṇū)	रेण॑वः (réṇavaḥ)

¹Vedic

Descendants

→ Bengali: রেণু (renu)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “रेणु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 887, column 2.