Meanings
plural Jains
- An adherent or follower of Jainism.
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Synonyms: Jaina
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or pertaining to Jainism.
nounAn adherent or follower of Jainism.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiverelating to or characteristic of Jainism
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷey-
- Sanskritजि (ji)
- Sanskritजिन (jina)vṛd.
- Sanskritजैन (jaina)
- EnglishJain
Borrowed from Sanskrit जैन (jaina).
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Arabic يَايْنِيَّة, جَايْنِيَّة
- يَايْنِيَّة (yāyniyya)of or pertaining to Jainism
- جَايْنِيَّة (jāyniyya)of or pertaining to Jainism
Chinese Mandarin 耆那教的, 耆那教教徒
- 耆那教的 (Qínàjiào de)of or pertaining to Jainism
- 耆那教教徒 (Qínàjiào jiàotú)follower of Jainism
Dutch jaïn, jaïnist
- jaïnfollower of Jainism
- jaïnistfollower of Jainism
Esperanto ĝajno, ĝaino
- ĝajnofollower of Jainism
- ĝainofollower of Jainism
Finnish jainalainen, jainalainen
- jainalainenof or pertaining to Jainism
- jainalainenfollower of Jainism
Hindi जैन, जैन
- जैन (jain)of or pertaining to Jainism
- जैन (jain)follower of Jainism
Polish dżinijski, dżinista
- dżinijskiof or pertaining to Jainism
- dżinistafollower of Jainism
- dżinistkafollower of Jainism
Portuguese jainista, jainista
- jainistaof or pertaining to Jainism
- jainistafollower of Jainism
Tamil சமண, சைன
- சமண (camaṇa)of or pertaining to Jainism
- சைன (caiṉa)of or pertaining to Jainism
- சமணர் (camaṇar)follower of Jainism
- சமணன் (camaṇaṉ)follower of Jainism
- சைனர் (caiṉar)follower of Jainism
- சைனன் (caiṉaṉ)follower of Jainism
Thai เชน
- เชน (cheen)of or pertaining to Jainism
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Jain
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Cite this entry
Jain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jain
“Jain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jain. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jain,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jain.
Source: Jain on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.