Jain

See also: jain, jaïn, jäin, and -jain

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जैन (jaina).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒeɪn/, /d͡ʒaɪn/
• Rhymes: -aɪn

Adjective

Jain (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Jainism.

Translations

of or pertaining to Jainism

• Arabic: يَايْنِيَّة f (yāyniyya), جَايْنِيَّة f (jāyniyya)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 耆那教的 (Qínàjiào de)

• Finnish: jainalainen (fi)
• Hindi: जैन (hi) m or f (jain)
• Marathi: जैन (jain)
• Polish: dżinijski (pl)
• Portuguese: jainista (pt) m or f
• Sanskrit: जैन (sa) (jaina)
• Thai: เชน (th) (cheen)

Noun

Jain (plural Jains)

1. An adherent or follower of Jainism.
   • Donovan, The Universal Soldier
     He's a Catholic, a Hindu, an atheist, a Jain,
     A Buddhist and a Baptist and a Jew,
     And he knows he shouldn't kill,
     And he knows he always will

Coordinate terms

• (religionists) religionist; agnostic,‎ Asatruar,‎ atheist,‎ Baháʼí,‎ Buddhist,‎ Christian,‎ deist,‎ Druid,‎ Druze,‎ Eckist,‎ heathen,‎ Hindu,‎ Jain,‎ Jedi,‎ Jew,‎ Mormon,‎ Mormonist,‎ Muslim,‎ Odinist,‎ pagan,‎ Pastafarian,‎ Raëlian,‎ Rastafarian,‎ Rodnover,‎ Samaritan,‎ Shintoist,‎ Sikh,‎ Taoist,‎ Unitarian Universalist,‎ Wiccan,‎ Yahwist,‎ Yazidi,‎ Zoroastrian ^{(Category: en:Religion) [edit]}

Translations

follower of Jainism

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 耆那教教徒 (Qínàjiào jiàotú)

• Dutch: jaïn m, jaïnist m
• Finnish: jainalainen (fi)
• Hindi: जैन (hi) m or f (jain)
• Marathi: जैन m or f (jain)
• Polish: dżinista m, dżinistka f
• Portuguese: jainista (pt) m or f
• Sanskrit: जैन (sa) m (jaina)

Proper noun

Jain (plural Jains)

1. A surname.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jain”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 240.
• Forebears

Anagrams

• Jian, Naji