उद्यान (udyaan)

noun A formal, written-register word for a garden or park -- one sense, one meaning.
Sense 1 : garden, park (formal)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: बाग़ (baagh), बग़ीचा (baghiichaa), पार्क (paark, everyday, especially for public parks)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: This is the word you see carved on stone signs at places like Lodhi Garden or in the full official name of Delhi's Buddha Jayanti Park -- it lends a certain civic, government-notice formality that बाग़ (baagh) doesn't carry. If you're just telling a friend you went for a walk in the park, बाग़ (baagh) or पार्क (paark) is what people actually say.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for this word in casual speech, but everyday Hindi prefers बाग़ (baagh) or पार्क (paark); उद्यान (udyaan) shows up mainly on signboards, in official names (like 'चिड़ियाघर उद्यान' chidiyaaghar udyaan), and in formal writing. 2) Don't confuse with उद्योग (udyog, 'industry') -- similar-looking but unrelated.
Sample Sentences:
यह उद्यान शहर के बीचों-बीच स्थित है। This garden is located right in the middle of the city.
(yah udyaan shahar ke biichon-biich sthit hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
नगर निगम ने नए उद्यान के उद्घाटन की घोषणा की है। The municipal corporation has announced the inauguration of the new garden.
(nagar nigam ne nae udyaan ke udghaatan kii ghoshnaa kii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उद्यान में प्रवेश शुल्क बीस रुपये है। The entry fee to the garden is twenty rupees.
(udyaan men pravesh shulk biis rupye hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यह उद्यान सुबह छह बजे खोला जाता है और शाम सात बजे बंद किया जाता है। This garden is opened at six in the morning and closed at seven in the evening.
(yah udyaan subah chhah baje kholaa jaataa hai aur shaam saat baje band kiyaa jaataa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
कृपया उद्यान की सुंदरता बनाए रखने में सहयोग करें। Please cooperate in maintaining the beauty of the garden.
(kripyaa udyaan kii sundartaa banaae rakhne men sahyog karen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
इस ऐतिहासिक उद्यान का निर्माण मुग़ल काल में हुआ था। This historic garden was constructed during the Mughal period.
(is aitihaasik udyaan kaa nirmaan mughal kaal men huaa thaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
सरकार ने घोषणा की कि उद्यान का नवीनीकरण अगले वर्ष पूरा हो जाएगा। The government announced that the garden's renovation will be completed next year.
(sarkaar ne ghoshnaa kii ki udyaan kaa naviiniikran agle varsh pooraa ho jaaegaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
पट्टिका पर लिखा है, 'इस उद्यान में पशुओं का प्रवेश वर्जित है।' The plaque reads, 'Entry of animals into this garden is prohibited.'
(pattikaa par likhaa hai, 'is udyaan men pashuon kaa pravesh varjit hai।')
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): उद्यान (udyaan)
(sg.m.oblique): उद्यान (udyaan)
(pl.m.direct): उद्यान (udyaan)
(pl.m.oblique): उद्यानों (udyaanon)