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Other / Feature in place name | | Hindi term or phrase: ayana | Hi,
Please, how do you write this word in Hindi? I understand that it means “home”:
Haryana: Hari (a Hindu god) + Hindi ayana: home
All the best,
Simon |
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| | abode, home, a dwelling place | Explanation:
Actually, in this context, it is a Sanskrit word. Ayana (अयन) which means an abode, home. or a dwelling place.
However, there is a Hindi word अयन also which means transition,
motion, travel, going, etc.
As per Bhargava's Dictionary (HIndi-English), अयन means a place of motion, a road, a path, line, a house or a dwelling, movement, the half year i.e. the sun's course north or south of the equator, equinoxial point
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While referring to a Sanskrit-Hindi-English Dictionary, I found that even the Sanskrit word अयनम् means: आना जाना; राह; घर; सूर्य का मार्ग; coming going; path; house; sun's course.
And in Hindi, the word अयाना means ignorant, foolish, while अयान means ignorant, foolish, not moving, without conveyance, on foot, natural disposition. |
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9 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): -1
10 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): -1 Mirror
Explanation:
Ayana is mirror. Pure and simple.
What you are saying: Hari+ Ayana is not correct. That is Hari +Ana.
Example sentence(s):- Ayana toot gaya.=Mirror got broken.
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17 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2 अयन, आईना
Explanation:
Actually if you take as आईना it mean mirror but if it is अयन that is Uttrayana or Dakshinayana which means moving of Sun towards north or south when it changes its direction/zodiac sign. And if you are talking about one of the states of India it is हरियाणा.
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Note added at 18 mins (2008-02-22 17:28:57 GMT)
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आईना =mirror
अयन= moving
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Note added at 24 mins (2008-02-22 17:34:28 GMT)
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उत्तरायण= moving towards north
दक्षिणायण=moving towards south
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Note added at 29 mins (2008-02-22 17:39:34 GMT)
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As per belief since Hari, the God moved into this land so it was called Haryana.
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9 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 abode, home, a dwelling place
Explanation:
Actually, in this context, it is a Sanskrit word. Ayana (अयन) which means an abode, home. or a dwelling place.
However, there is a Hindi word अयन also which means transition,
motion, travel, going, etc.
As per Bhargava's Dictionary (HIndi-English), अयन means a place of motion, a road, a path, line, a house or a dwelling, movement, the half year i.e. the sun's course north or south of the equator, equinoxial point
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Note added at 11 hrs (2008-02-23 04:35:50 GMT)
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While referring to a Sanskrit-Hindi-English Dictionary, I found that even the Sanskrit word अयनम् means: आना जाना; राह; घर; सूर्य का मार्ग; coming going; path; house; sun's course.
And in Hindi, the word अयाना means ignorant, foolish, while अयान means ignorant, foolish, not moving, without conveyance, on foot, natural disposition.
Example sentence(s):- The name Haryana itself means “The Abode of God” from Hari (the Hindu god Vishnu) and ayana (home).
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haryana#_note-3
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13 hrs confidence: Ayan or Aaynaa
Explanation:
Going through the discussion on the word "Ayan" I have found some distortion in understanding. Some of the learned friends have provided different meanings ranging from 'Home' to 'Window'. In this context I wish to clarify that, 'Ayan' is a Sanskrit word meaning - to go, path, place, gate of entry, an auspicious time of a year to celebrate a religious event, movement of an astrological sign, and lastly, Equinonoxial Point.
Whereas, the word "Aaynaa" has Persian origine (Aainah) which simply means a 'Mirror'.
Hence, Haryaanaa as Hari + Ayana could mean, an abode of god.
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21 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +2 अयान
Explanation:
according to popular belief ,due to arrival of god on this land, it is called HARYANA.
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Note added at 39 mins (2008-02-22 17:49:35 GMT)
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And ayana (अयान) means steps(पद चरण)
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Note added at 5 days (2008-02-27 19:41:21 GMT) Post-grading
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I have checked the meaning of अयान which is पदचर, परग, पदचारी, प्यादा but i couldnot find these meanings - - --while अयान means ignorant, foolish, not moving, can you please give reference
| Kumud Verma
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| Feb 24, 2008 - Changes made by cmrawal: | | Edited KOG entry | cmrawal's old entry - "ayana, अयन" => "abode, home, a dwelling place" | | Feb 24, 2008 - Changes made by cmrawal: | | Created KOG entry | KudoZ term => KOG term |
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