yojana

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योजन (yojana).

Noun

yojana (plural yojanas)

  1. A Vedic unit of distance used in ancient India, believed to be approximately 6 to 15 kilometers (4 to 9 miles).

Indonesian

Noun

yojana (first-person possessive yojanaku, second-person possessive yojanamu, third-person possessive yojananya)

  1. distance

Javanese

Romanization

yojana

  1. 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

  1. yojana

Declension
Declension table of "yojana" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)yojanaṃyojanāni
Accusative (second)yojanaṃyojanāni
Instrumental (third)yojanenayojanehi or yojanebhi
Dative (fourth)yojanassa or yojanāya or yojanatthaṃyojanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)yojanasmā or yojanamhā or yojanāyojanehi or yojanebhi
Genitive (sixth)yojanassayojanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)yojanasmiṃ or yojanamhi or yojaneyojanesu
Vocative (calling)yojanayojanāni

References
  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “yojana”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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