ajina

Ojibwe

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ə.dʒɪˈnə/

Adverb

ajina

  1. a little while
    Ajina ningii-mawadisaa nishiime.
    I visited my younger sister for a little while.

See also

  • baanimaa (“later, after a while, eventually”)
  • wayiiba (“soon, early, in a little while”)

References

  • Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “ajina”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎[1], University of Minnesota

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀅𑀚𑀺𑀦 (Brahmi script)
  • अजिन (Devanagari script)
  • অজিন (Bengali script)
  • අජින (Sinhalese script)
  • အဇိန or ဢၹိၼ (Burmese script)
  • อชิน or อะชินะ (Thai script)
  • ᩋᨩᩥᨶ (Tai Tham script)
  • ອຊິນ or ອະຊິນະ (Lao script)
  • អជិន (Khmer script)
  • 𑄃𑄎𑄨𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अजिन (ajína, “antelope skin”).

Noun

ajina n

  1. the hide of the black antelope, worn as a garment by ascetics

Declension

Declension table of "ajina" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)ajinaṃajināni
Accusative (second)ajinaṃajināni
Instrumental (third)ajinenaajinehi or ajinebhi
Dative (fourth)ajinassa or ajināya or ajinatthaṃajinānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)ajinasmā or ajinamhā or ajināajinehi or ajinebhi
Genitive (sixth)ajinassaajinānaṃ
Locative (seventh)ajinasmiṃ or ajinamhi or ajineajinesu
Vocative (calling)ajinaajināni
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