ñāya

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀜𑀸𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ञाय (Devanagari script)
• ঞায (Bengali script)
• ඤාය (Sinhalese script)
• ဉာယ or ၺႃယ (Burmese script)
• ญาย or ญายะ (Thai script)
• ᨬᩣᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ຎາຍ or ຎາຍະ or ຎາຢະ (Lao script)
• ញាយ (Khmer script)
• 𑄐𑄂𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit न्याय (nyāya). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀬 (ṇāya).

Noun

ñāya m

1. method, system
2. right manner, propriety

Declension

Declension table of "ñāya" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ñāyo	ñāyā
Accusative (second)	ñāyaṃ	ñāye
Instrumental (third)	ñāyena	ñāyehi or ñāyebhi
Dative (fourth)	ñāyassa or ñāyāya or ñāyatthaṃ	ñāyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ñāyasmā or ñāyamhā or ñāyā	ñāyehi or ñāyebhi
Genitive (sixth)	ñāyassa	ñāyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ñāyasmiṃ or ñāyamhi or ñāye	ñāyesu
Vocative (calling)	ñāya	ñāyā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “ñāya”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 288
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nyāyá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 428