yojana
English
Alternative forms
- yojan
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit योजन (yojana).
Noun
yojana (plural yojanas)
- A Vedic unit of distance used in ancient India, believed to be approximately 6 to 15 kilometers (4 to 9 miles).
Javanese
Romanization
yojana
- Romanization of ꦪꦺꦴꦗꦤ
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀬𑁄𑀚𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- योजन (Devanagari script)
- যোজন (Bengali script)
- යොජන (Sinhalese script)
- ယောဇန or ယေႃၹၼ (Burmese script)
- โยชน or โยชะนะ (Thai script)
- ᨿᩮᩣᨩᨶ (Tai Tham script)
- ໂຍຊນ or ໂຍຊະນະ or ໂຢຊະນະ (Lao script)
- យោជន (Khmer script)
- 𑄠𑄮𑄎𑄚 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit योजन (yojana).
Noun
yojana n
- yojana
Declension
Declension table of "yojana" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | yojanaṃ | yojanāni |
| Accusative (second) | yojanaṃ | yojanāni |
| Instrumental (third) | yojanena | yojanehi or yojanebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | yojanassa or yojanāya or yojanatthaṃ | yojanānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | yojanasmā or yojanamhā or yojanā | yojanehi or yojanebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | yojanassa | yojanānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | yojanasmiṃ or yojanamhi or yojane | yojanesu |
| Vocative (calling) | yojana | yojanāni |
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “yojana”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead