संस्‍कृत हिन्‍दी अंग्रेजी शब्‍दकोश : प्राय

हिन्दी — अंग्रेजी

प्राय — half (Verb)

English ↔ Hindi

wellnigh — प्राय

Monier–Williams

प्राय — {prâyá} m. (fr. {pra} + {aya}##√5. {i}) going forth, starting (for a battle) RV. ii, 18, 8##course, race AV. iv, 25, 2##departure from life, seeking death by fasting (as a religious or penitentiary act, or to enforce compliance with a demand##acc. with √{ās}, {upa-√ās}, {upa-√viś}, {upa-√i}, {ā-√sthā}, {sam-ā-√sthā}, or √{kṛ}, to renounce life, sit down and fast to death##with Caus. of √{kṛ}, to force any one {acc.} to seek death through starvation) MBh. Kāv. &c##anything prominent, chief part, largest portion, plenty, majority, general rule (often ifc., with f. {ā} = chiefly consisting of or destined for or furnished with, rich or abounding in, frequently practising or applying or using##near, like, resembling##mostly, well-nigh, almost, as it were##cf. {ārya-}, {jita-}, {jñāti-}, {tṛṇa-}, {daṇḍa-}, {duḥkha-}, {siddhi-pr} &c##also {-tā} f.) ŚBr. Lāṭy. Mn. MBh. &c##a stage of life, age L##({am}), ind., g. {gotrâdi}

इन्हें भी देखें : अग्निप्रायश्चित्त; अग्निप्रायश्चित्ति; अङ्गप्रायश्चित्त; अध्वरप्रायश्चित्ती; अनूपप्राय; अप्रायत्य; अप्रायु; अप्रायुस्; मूढ; दीपवृक्षः; तारका; वातानुकूलनम्;