hāyana

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀳𑀸𑀬𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• हायन (Devanagari script)
• হাযন (Bengali script)
• හායන (Sinhalese script)
• ဟာယန or ႁႃယၼ (Burmese script)
• หายน or หายะนะ (Thai script)
• ᩉᩣᨿᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ຫາຍນ or ຫາຍະນະ or ຫາຢະນະ (Lao script)
• ហាយន (Khmer script)
• 𑄦𑄂𑄠𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit हायन (hāyana, “passing away; leaving; quitting”).

Noun

hāyana n

1. diminution, decay, decrease
2. year

Declension

Declension table of "hāyana" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	hāyanaṃ	hāyanāni
Accusative (second)	hāyanaṃ	hāyanāni
Instrumental (third)	hāyanena	hāyanehi or hāyanebhi
Dative (fourth)	hāyanassa or hāyanāya or hāyanatthaṃ	hāyanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	hāyanasmā or hāyanamhā or hāyanā	hāyanehi or hāyanebhi
Genitive (sixth)	hāyanassa	hāyanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	hāyanasmiṃ or hāyanamhi or hāyane	hāyanesu
Vocative (calling)	hāyana	hāyanāni

Descendants

• Thai: หายนะ (hǎa-yá-ná)
• Khmer: ហាយនៈ (haayĕəʼnĕəʼ)

References

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