sāyaṃ

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀲𑀸𑀬𑀁 (Brahmi script)
  • सायं (Devanagari script)
  • সাযং (Bengali script)
  • සායං (Sinhalese script)
  • သာယံ or သႃယံ (Burmese script)
  • สายํ or สายัง (Thai script)
  • ᩈᩣᨿᩴ (Tai Tham script)
  • ສາຍໍ or ສາຍັງ or ສາຢັງ (Lao script)
  • សាយំ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄥𑄂𑄠𑄁 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सायम् (sāyam, “in the evening”), ultimately formed from the absolutive of सा (sā, root),[1] cognate with Vedic सायम् (sāyam). From this was back-formed Sanskrit साय n (sāya, “evening”), and the original Pali lexicographers similarly backformed Pali *sāya m (“evening”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Involvement of a verb seems mysterious.”)

Adverb

sāyaṃ (comparative sāyataraṃ)

  1. in the evening
  2. at night[1]

Derived terms

  • sāyaṇha
  • sayati

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “sāya”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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