ayana

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀬𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• अयन (Devanagari script)
• অযন (Bengali script)
• අයන (Sinhalese script)
• အယန or ဢယၼ (Burmese script)
• อยน or อะยะนะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨿᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຍນ or ອະຍະນະ or ອະຢະນະ (Lao script)
• អយន (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄠𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अयन (áyana). By surface analysis, i (go) +‎ -ana.

Noun

ayana n

1. path
2. going to

Declension

Declension table of "ayana" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ayanaṃ	ayanāni
Accusative (second)	ayanaṃ	ayanāni
Instrumental (third)	ayanena	ayanehi or ayanebhi
Dative (fourth)	ayanassa or ayanāya or ayanatthaṃ	ayanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ayanasmā or ayanamhā or ayanā	ayanehi or ayanebhi
Genitive (sixth)	ayanassa	ayanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ayanasmiṃ or ayanamhi or ayane	ayanesu
Vocative (calling)	ayana	ayanāni

Related terms

• ajjhayana

Further reading

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “ayana”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead