वयन

वयन

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit वयन (vayana).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋə.jən/, [ʋə.jə̃n̪]

Noun

वयन • (vayan) m (Urdu spelling وین‎)

1. (formal) the act of weaving

   Synonyms: बुनना (bunnā), बुनाई (bunāī), अवगुंफन (avgumphan), ऊति (ūti), तांतव (tāntav), वाय (vāy), सूत्रवेष्टन (sūtraveṣṭan), स्यूति (syūti), वाप (vāp), वाणि (vāṇi)

Declension

Declension of वयन (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	वयन vayan
oblique	वयन vayan
vocative	वयन vayan

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) , “वयन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4370.
• Platts, John T. (1884) , “वयन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 1211
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “वयन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 908.

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬯᬬᬦ (Balinese script)
• ৱযন (Assamese script)
• বযন (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰧𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀬𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌵𑌯𑌨 (Grantha script)
• વયન (Gujarati script)
• ꦮꦪꦤ (Javanese script)
• វយន (Khmer script)
• ವಯನ (Kannada script)
• ວຍນ (Lao script)
• 𑘪𑘧𑘡 (Modi script)
• ဝယန (Burmese script)
• 𑐰𑐫𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଵଯନ (Oriya script)
• ꢮꢫꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆪𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖧𑖡 (Siddham script)
• వయన (Telugu script)
• วยน (Thai script)
• ཝཡན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒨𑒢 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From the root वे (ve, “to weave”) +‎ -अन (-ana).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɐ.jɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

वयन • (vayana) n

1. (Classical Sanskrit) the act of weaving

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:वयन

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of वयन (vayana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वयनम् vayanam	वयने vayane	वयनानि / वयना¹ vayanāni / vayanā¹
Vocative	वयन vayana	वयने vayane	वयनानि / वयना¹ vayanāni / vayanā¹
Accusative	वयनम् vayanam	वयने vayane	वयनानि / वयना¹ vayanāni / vayanā¹
Instrumental	वयनेन vayanena	वयनाभ्याम् vayanābhyām	वयनैः / वयनेभिः¹ vayanaiḥ / vayanebhiḥ¹
Dative	वयनाय vayanāya	वयनाभ्याम् vayanābhyām	वयनेभ्यः vayanebhyaḥ
Ablative	वयनात् vayanāt	वयनाभ्याम् vayanābhyām	वयनेभ्यः vayanebhyaḥ
Genitive	वयनस्य vayanasya	वयनयोः vayanayoḥ	वयनानाम् vayanānām
Locative	वयने vayane	वयनयोः vayanayoḥ	वयनेषु vayaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) , “वयन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 920.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) , “वयन”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1389.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “vayana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 659.