ñāya

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀜𑀸𑀬 (Brahmi script)
  • ञाय (Devanagari script)
  • ঞায (Bengali script)
  • ඤාය (Sinhalese script)
  • ဉာယ or ၺႃယ (Burmese script)
  • ญาย or ญายะ (Thai script)
  • ᨬᩣᨿ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຎາຍ or ຎາຍະ or ຍາຍະ or ຍ຺າຢະ (Lao script)
  • ញាយ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄐𑄂𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit न्याय (nyāya). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀬 (ṇāya).

Noun

ñāya m

  1. method, system
  2. right manner, propriety

Declension

Declension table of "ñāya" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)ñāyoñāyā
Accusative (second)ñāyaṃñāye
Instrumental (third)ñāyenañāyehi or ñāyebhi
Dative (fourth)ñāyassa or ñāyāya or ñāyatthaṃñāyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)ñāyasmā or ñāyamhā or ñāyāñāyehi or ñāyebhi
Genitive (sixth)ñāyassañāyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)ñāyasmiṃ or ñāyamhi or ñāyeñāyesu
Vocative (calling)ñāyañāyā

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “ñāya”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 288
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nyāyá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 428
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