अयन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अयन (ayana).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.jən/, [ɐ.jɐ̃n]

Noun

अयन • (ayan) m

1. movement, path, course
2. a particular measure of time (= 3 ṛitus), equalling 180 days; half-year

Declension

Declension of अयन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अयन ayan	अयन ayan
oblique	अयन ayan	अयनों ayanõ
vocative	अयन ayan	अयनो ayano

See also

units of time: समय के मात्रक (samay ke mātrak)edit

• सहस्राब्दी (sahasrābdī)
• शताब्दी (śatābdī), शती (śatī)
• दशक (daśak)
• वर्ष (varṣ), साल (sāl), बरस (baras)
• अयन (ayan)
• ऋतु (ŕtu)
• मास (mās), महीना (mahīnā)
• पखवाड़ा (pakhvāṛā), पक्ष (pakṣ)
• सप्ताह (saptāh), हफ़्ता (haftā)
• दिन (din), दिवस (divas), तिथि (tithi)
• पहर (pahar)
• घंटा (ghaṇṭā)
• मुहूर्त (muhūrt)
• घटी (ghaṭī)
• मिनट (minaṭ)
• पल (pal)
• सैकंड (saikaṇḍ)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “अयन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 301

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

1. 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

1. path, road, way
2. course, circulation
3. (astronomy) precession

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of अय॑न

	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.