जैन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जैन (jaina).

Adjective

जैन • (jain) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling جین‎)

1. Jain; (relational) Jainism

Noun

जैन • (jain) m or f (Urdu spelling جین‎)

1. (Jainism) a Jain

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of जैन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जैन jain	जैन jain
oblique	जैन jain	जैनों jainõ
vocative	जैन jain	जैनो jaino

Declension of जैन (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जैन jain	जैनें jainẽ
oblique	जैन jain	जैनों jainõ
vocative	जैन jain	जैनो jaino

Proper noun

जैन • (jain) m or f (Urdu spelling جین‎)

1. A surname, equivalent to the English Jain, used by the adherents of Jainism. It is often different from their original surnames, and is used to display unity.

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of जैन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जैन jain	जैन jain
oblique	जैन jain	जैनों jainõ
vocative	जैन jain	जैनो jaino

Declension of जैन (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	जैन jain	जैनें jainẽ
oblique	जैन jain	जैनों jainõ
vocative	जैन jain	जैनो jaino

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “जैन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press.

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जैन (jaina).

Adjective

जैन • (jain) (indeclinable)

1. Jain; of or pertaining to Jainism

Noun

जैन • (jain) ?

1. (Jainism) a Jain.

Proper noun

जैन • (jain) m

1. A surname, equivalent to the English Jain, used by the adherents of Jainism. It is often different from their original surnames, and is used to display unity.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “जैन”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas, “जैन”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, 1857.
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna, “जैन”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala, 1932-1950.

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬚᬿᬦ (Balinese script)
• জৈন (Assamese script)
• জৈন (Bengali script)
• 𑰕𑰹𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀚𑁃𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌜𑍈𑌨 (Grantha script)
• જૈન (Gujarati script)
• ꦗꦻꦤ (Javanese script)
• ជៃន (Khmer script)
• ಜೈನ (Kannada script)
• ໄຊນ (Lao script)
• 𑘕𑘺𑘡 (Modi script)
• ဇဲန (Burmese script)
• 𑐖𑐿𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଜୈନ (Oriya script)
• ꢙꣀꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆘𑆽𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖕𑖹𑖡 (Siddham script)
• జైన (Telugu script)
• ไชน (Thai script)
• ཛཻན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒖𑒻𑒢 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of जिन (jina).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɑːj.n̪ɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʑɑj.n̪ɐ/

Adjective

जैन • (jaina)

1. Jain; of or pertaining to Jainism

Noun

जैन • (jaina) m

1. (Jainism) a Jain

Proper noun

जैन • (jaina) m

1. A surname, equivalent to the English Jain, used by the adherents of Jainism. It is often different from their original surnames, and is used to display unity
2. name of a prince of Kashmir

Descendants

• → Assamese: জৈন (zoin)
• → Bengali: জৈন (join)
• → Gujarati: જૈન (jain)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: जैन (jain)

  Urdu: جین‎ (jain)

• → Kannada: ಜೈನ (jaina)
• → Marathi: जैन (jain)
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi: ਜੈਨ (jain)

  Shahmukhi: جَین‎ (jayn)

• → Thai: เชน (cheen)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) , “Jaina”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 425, column 1.