सयाना

Awadhi

Etymology

From Ardhamagadhi Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit सज्ञान (sajñāna).

Adjective

सयाना (sayānā)

1. clever, smart

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀚𑀸𑀦 (sajāna), from Sanskrit सज्ञान (sajñāna).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sə.jɑː.nɑː/, [sɐ.jäː.näː]

Adjective

सयाना • (sayānā) (Urdu spelling سیانا)

1. wise, intelligent

   Synonym: अक़्लमंद (aqlamand)

2. cunning, shrewd

   Synonym: चालाक (cālāk)

Declension

Declension of सयाना (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	सयाना sayānā	सयाने sayāne	सयानी sayānī	सयानी sayānī
oblique	सयाने sayāne	सयाने sayāne	सयानी sayānī	सयानी sayānī
vocative	सयाने sayāne	सयाने sayāne	सयानी sayānī	सयानी sayānī

See also

• शाणा (śāṇā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सयाना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press