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

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): /ˈɐ.jɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

अयन • (áyana) stem, n

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

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of अयन (áyana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अयनम् áyanam	अयने áyane	अयनानि / अयना¹ áyanāni / áyanā¹
Vocative	अयन áyana	अयने áyane	अयनानि / अयना¹ áyanāni / áyanā¹
Accusative	अयनम् áyanam	अयने áyane	अयनानि / अयना¹ áyanāni / áyanā¹
Instrumental	अयनेन áyanena	अयनाभ्याम् áyanābhyām	अयनैः / अयनेभिः¹ áyanaiḥ / áyanebhiḥ¹
Dative	अयनाय áyanāya	अयनाभ्याम् áyanābhyām	अयनेभ्यः áyanebhyaḥ
Ablative	अयनात् áyanāt	अयनाभ्याम् áyanābhyām	अयनेभ्यः áyanebhyaḥ
Genitive	अयनस्य áyanasya	अयनयोः áyanayoḥ	अयनानाम् áyanānām
Locative	अयने áyane	अयनयोः áyanayoḥ	अयनेषु áyaneṣu
Notes	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.