ajjava

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• अज्जव (Devanagari script)
• অজ্জৰ (Bengali script)
• අජ‍්ජව (Sinhalese script)
• အဇ္ဇဝ or ဢၹ္ၹဝ or ဢၹ်ၹဝ (Burmese script)
• อชฺชว or อัชชะวะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨩ᩠ᨩᩅ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຊ຺ຊວ or ອັຊຊະວະ (Lao script)
• អជ្ជវ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄎𑄴𑄎𑅇 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit आर्जव (ārjava). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀯 (ajjava).

Adjective

ajjava

1. straight, upright

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “ajjava”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 10
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ajjava”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 60