अयन
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- ayana (Latin script)
- 𑀅𑀬𑀦 (Brahmi 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)
Noun
अयन n
- Devanagari script form of ayana
Declension
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
Alternative forms
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
From √अय् (√ay, “to go”) + -अन (-ana). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬥𐬀 (aiiana).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɐ́.jɐ.nɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɐ.jɐ.n̪ɐ/
Noun
अय॑न • (áyana) stem, n
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | अय॑नम् (áyanam) | अय॑ने (áyane) | अय॑नानि (áyanāni) अय॑ना¹ (áyanā¹) |
| accusative | अय॑नम् (áyanam) | अय॑ने (áyane) | अय॑नानि (áyanāni) अय॑ना¹ (áyanā¹) |
| instrumental | अय॑नेन (áyanena) | अय॑नाभ्याम् (áyanābhyām) | अय॑नैः (áyanaiḥ) अय॑नेभिः¹ (áyanebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | अय॑नाय (áyanāya) | अय॑नाभ्याम् (áyanābhyām) | अय॑नेभ्यः (áyanebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | अय॑नात् (áyanāt) | अय॑नाभ्याम् (áyanābhyām) | अय॑नेभ्यः (áyanebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | अय॑नस्य (áyanasya) | अय॑नयोः (áyanayoḥ) | अय॑नानाम् (áyanānām) |
| locative | अय॑ने (áyane) | अय॑नयोः (áyanayoḥ) | अय॑नेषु (áyaneṣu) |
| vocative | अय॑न (áyana) | अय॑ने (áyane) | अय॑नानि (áyanāni) अय॑ना¹ (áyanā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- 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
- Monier Williams (1899), “अयन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 84.