yojana

English

Alternative forms

• yojan

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 (plural yojana-yojana)

1. distance

Javanese

Romanization

yojana

1. Romanization of ꦪꦺꦴꦗꦤ

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 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 \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	yojanaṃ	yojanāni
Accusative (second)	yojanaṃ	yojanāni
Instrumental (third)	yojanena	yojanehi or yojanebhi
Dative (fourth)	yojanassa or yojanāya or yojanatthaṃ	yojanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	yojanasmā or yojanamhā or yojanā	yojanehi or yojanebhi
Genitive (sixth)	yojanassa	yojanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	yojanasmiṃ or yojanamhi or yojane	yojanesu
Vocative (calling)	yojana	yojanāni

References

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