Jain

[ jahyn ]

noun
  1. an adherent of Jainism.

adjective
  1. of or relating to the Jains or Jainism.

Origin of Jain

1
1795–1805; ≪ Sanskrit jaina
  • Also Jai·na [jahy-nuh], /ˈdʒaɪ nə/, Jainist.

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Jain

Jaina (ˈdʒaɪnə)

/ (dʒaɪn) /


noun
  1. an adherent of Jainism

  2. one of the saints believed to be the founders of Jainism

adjective
  1. of or relating to Jainism or the Jains

Origin of Jain

1
C19: from Hindi jaina saint, literally: overcomer, from Sanskrit

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