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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit जैन (jaina).
Pronunciation
Adjective
Jain (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Jainism.
Translations
of or pertaining to Jainism
Noun
Jain (plural Jains)
- An adherent or follower of Jainism.
Donovan, The Universal Soldier
He's a Catholic, a Hindu, an atheist, a Jain,
A Buddhist and a Baptist and a Jew,
And he knows he shouldn't kill,
And he knows he always will
Coordinate terms
- (religionists) religionist; agnostic, Asatruar, atheist, Baháʼí, Buddhist, Christian, deist, Druid, Druze, Eckist, heathen, Hindu, Jain, Jedi, Jew, Mormon, Mormonist, Muslim, Odinist, pagan, Pastafarian, Quaker, Raëlian, Rastafarian, Rodnover, Samaritan, Shintoist, Sikh, Taoist, Unitarian Universalist, Wiccan, Yahwist, Yazidi, Zoroastrian (Category: en:Religion)
Translations
Proper noun
Jain (plural Jains)
- A surname.
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