Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Thai, Indian, Bengali Scripts อรัญญา(Thai) অরণ্য(Bengali) Pronounced Pron. /ʔa˨˩.ran˧.ˈjaː˧/(Thai) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from Sanskrit अरण्य (aranya) meaning "forest". It is used as a feminine name in Thailand while it is masculine in India and Bangladesh.