महायान

Hindi

Etymology

• Borrowed from Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna).
• महा- (mahā-, “great”) +‎ यान (yān, “vehicle”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɦɑː.jɑːn/, [mɐ.ɦäː.jä̃ːn]

Proper noun

महायान • (mahāyān) m (Urdu spelling مہایان)

1. (Buddhism) Mahayana

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महायान (mahāyāna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mə.ɦa.jan/, [mʱa.jan]

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Proper noun

महायान • (mahāyān) m

1. (Buddhism) Mahayana

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মহায়ান (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬳᬵᬬᬵᬦ (Balinese script)
• মহায়ান (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰮𑰯𑰧𑰯𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀬𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• မဟာယာန (Burmese script)
• મહાયાન (Gujarati script)
• ਮਹਾਯਾਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦲꦴꦪꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂯𑂰𑂨𑂰𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಹಾಯಾನ (Kannada script)
• មហាយាន (Khmer script)
• ມຫາຍານ (Lao script)
• മഹായാന (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᡥᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠶᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘮𑘰𑘧𑘰𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᠾᠠᢗᠶ᠋ᠠᢗᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧎𑧑𑧇𑧑𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐴𑐵𑐫𑐵𑐣 (Newa script)
• ମହାଯାନ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢲꢵꢫꢵꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆲𑆳𑆪𑆳𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖮𑖯𑖧𑖯𑖡 (Siddham script)
• මහායාන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑪂𑩛𑩻𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚩𑚭𑚣𑚭𑚝 (Takri script)
• மஹாயாந (Tamil script)
• మహాయాన (Telugu script)
• มหายาน (Thai script)
• མ་ཧཱ་ཡཱ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒯𑒰𑒨𑒰𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨱𑨊𑨪𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

महा (mahā, “great”) +‎ यान (yāna, “vehicle”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː.jɑː.nɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑːˈjɑː.n̪ɐ/

Proper noun

महायान • (mahāyāna) stem, n

1. (Buddhism) Mahayana

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of महायान
Nom. sg.	महायानम् (mahāyānam)
Gen. sg.	महायानस्य (mahāyānasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महायानम् (mahāyānam)	महायाने (mahāyāne)	महायानानि (mahāyānāni)
Vocative	महायान (mahāyāna)	महायाने (mahāyāne)	महायानानि (mahāyānāni)
Accusative	महायानम् (mahāyānam)	महायाने (mahāyāne)	महायानानि (mahāyānāni)
Instrumental	महायानेन (mahāyānena)	महायानाभ्याम् (mahāyānābhyām)	महायानैः (mahāyānaiḥ)
Dative	महायानाय (mahāyānāya)	महायानाभ्याम् (mahāyānābhyām)	महायानेभ्यः (mahāyānebhyaḥ)
Ablative	महायानात् (mahāyānāt)	महायानाभ्याम् (mahāyānābhyām)	महायानेभ्यः (mahāyānebhyaḥ)
Genitive	महायानस्य (mahāyānasya)	महायानयोः (mahāyānayoḥ)	महायानानाम् (mahāyānānām)
Locative	महायाने (mahāyāne)	महायानयोः (mahāyānayoḥ)	महायानेषु (mahāyāneṣu)

Descendants

• → Bengali: মহাযান (mohajan)
• → Chinese: 大乘 (Dàchéng) (calque)
  • → Japanese: 大乗(だいじょう) (daijō)
• → English: Mahayana
• → Hindi: महायान (mahāyān)
• → Nepali: महायान (mahāyān)
• → Punjabi: ਮਹਾਯਾਨ (mahāyān)

Further reading

• महायानम् on the Sanskrit Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^sa