अयन
Pali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative scripts
Noun
[edit]अयन n
- Devanagari script form of ayana
Declension
[edit]Declension table of "अयन" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | अयनं (ayanaṃ) | अयनानि (ayanāni) |
| Accusative (second) | अयनं (ayanaṃ) | अयनानि (ayanāni) |
| Instrumental (third) | अयनेन (ayanena) | अयनेहि (ayanehi) or अयनेभि (ayanebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | अयनस्स (ayanassa) or अयनाय (ayanāya) or अयनत्थं (ayanatthaṃ) | अयनानं (ayanānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | अयनस्मा (ayanasmā) or अयनम्हा (ayanamhā) or अयना (ayanā) | अयनेहि (ayanehi) or अयनेभि (ayanebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | अयनस्स (ayanassa) | अयनानं (ayanānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | अयनस्मिं (ayanasmiṃ) or अयनम्हि (ayanamhi) or अयने (ayane) | अयनेसु (ayanesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | अयन (ayana) | अयनानि (ayanāni) |
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative scripts
- অয়ন (Assamese script)
- ᬅᬬᬦ (Balinese script)
- অয়ন (Bengali script)
- 𑰀𑰧𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀅𑀬𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- အယန (Burmese script)
- અયન (Gujarati script)
- ਅਯਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌅𑌯𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦄꦪꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂃𑂨𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಅಯನ (Kannada script)
- អយន (Khmer script)
- ອຍນ (Lao script)
- അയന (Malayalam script)
- ᠠᠶᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘀𑘧𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦠𑧇𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐀𑐫𑐣 (Newa script)
- ଅଯନ (Odia script)
- ꢂꢫꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆃𑆪𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖀𑖧𑖡 (Siddham script)
- අයන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩻𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚀𑚣𑚝 (Takri script)
- அயந (Tamil script)
- అయన (Telugu script)
- อยน (Thai script)
- ཨ་ཡ་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒁𑒨𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨪𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
[edit]From √अय् (√ay, “to go”) + -अन (-ana). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬥𐬀 (aiiana).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]अयन • (áyana) stem, n
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | अयनम् (áyanam) | अयने (áyane) | अयनानि (áyanāni) अयना¹ (áyanā¹) |
| vocative | अयन (áyana) | अयने (áyane) | अयनानि (áyanāni) अयना¹ (áyanā¹) |
| accusative | अयनम् (áyanam) | अयने (áyane) | अयनानि (áyanāni) अयना¹ (áyanā¹) |
| instrumental | अयनेन (áyanena) | अयनाभ्याम् (áyanābhyām) | अयनैः (áyanaiḥ) अयनेभिः¹ (áyanebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | अयनाय (áyanāya) | अयनाभ्याम् (áyanābhyām) | अयनेभ्यः (áyanebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | अयनात् (áyanāt) | अयनाभ्याम् (áyanābhyām) | अयनेभ्यः (áyanebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | अयनस्य (áyanasya) | अयनयोः (áyanayoḥ) | अयनानाम् (áyanānām) |
| locative | अयने (áyane) | अयनयोः (áyanayoḥ) | अयनेषु (áyaneṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
[edit]- Assamese: অয়ন (oyon)
- Bengali: অয়ন (oẏon)
- → Malayalam: അയനം (ayanaṁ)
- → Marathi: अयन (ayan)
- → Odia: ଅୟନ (ayana)
- Pali: ayana
- Tamil: அயணம் (ayaṇam), அயனம் (ayaṉam)
- Telugu: ఆయనము (āyanamu)
References
[edit]- Monier Williams (1899) “अयन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 84.