sāyaṃ

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀸𑀬𑀁 (Brahmi script)
• सायं (Devanagari script)
• সাযং (Bengali script)
• සායං (Sinhalese script)
• သာယံ or သႃယံ (Burmese script)
• สายํ or สายัง (Thai script)
• ᩈᩣᨿᩴ (Tai Tham script)
• ສາຍໍ or ສາຍັງ or ສາຢັງ (Lao script)
• សាយំ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄂𑄠𑄁 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सायम् (sāyam, “in the evening”), ultimately formed from the absolutive of सा (sā, root), cognate with Vedic सायम् (sāyam). From this was back-formed Sanskrit साय n (sāya, “evening”), and the original Pali lexicographers similarly backformed Pali *sāya m (“evening”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Involvement of a verb seems mysterious.”)

Adverb

sāyaṃ (comparative sāyataraṃ)

1. in the evening
2. at night

Derived terms

• sāyaṇha

Related terms

• sayati