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raatrani

raatrani noun: the night-blooming cestrum, Cestrum nocturnum.

Noun

raatrani (plural raatranis)

  1. (India) The night-blooming cestrum, Cestrum nocturnum.
    • It was still dark and the raatranis had not withdrawn into themselves yet.1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 278
    • It was a pleasant evening up on the terrace with the breeze, a full moon and the sweet smell of the raatrani.2011, Rani Dharker, Anurima

Forms of raatrani

pluralraatranis

Origin of raatrani

Borrowed from Marathi रातराणी (rātrāṇī).

Questions about raatrani

What does raatrani mean?
Raatrani means the night-blooming cestrum, Cestrum nocturnum.
What part of speech is raatrani?
Raatrani is a noun.
What is the plural of raatrani?
The plural of raatrani is raatranis.

Words near raatrani in the dictionary

  1. raasclot
  2. raasclots
  3. raash
  4. raashi
  5. raashis
  6. raatrani
  7. raatranis
  8. Raatz
  9. Raatzes
  10. Raavan
  11. Raaya

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