yojanan.

Brit.

/ˈjəʊdʒənə/, U.S.

/ˈjoʊdʒənə/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, -s.

Forms:

α. 1700s yojen, 1700s– yojan, 1800s yojun.

β. 1800s yojunu, 1800s– yojana.

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymons: Sanskrit yojana, yojan.

Etymology: < Sanskrit yojana (also with vernacular pronunciation yojan) traditional measure of distance (originally denoting a distance travelled at one time without unyoking draught animals), specific use of yojana act of yoking < yuj- to yoke together (see yoke n.). For a similar semantic development compare yoking n.¹ 6.

South Asian. Now historical.

A unit of distance estimated as equal to about eight miles (13 km) or perhaps less.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > Anglo-Indian or Indian units

coss1616

covid1686

guz1698

yojana1789

1789 W. Hastings in Asiatick Researches 1 259 That ancient city [sc. Audh] extended..over a line of ten Yojans, or about forty miles.

1789 W. Chambers in Asiatick Researches 1 155 South of the Ganges two hundred Yojen.

1820 W. Ward View Hindoos (ed. 3) IV. 315 The circumference of the earth is 5,059 yojŭnŭs.

1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Hist. Astron. App. 122 The Brahmins suppose the Earth to be spherical: they suppose the diameter divided into 1600 equal parts called yojanas.

1883 E. Arnold Indian Idylls 171 Who else Could in one day drive fivescore yojanas?

1990 G. Snyder Pract. of Wild vii. 144 There were paths everywhere:..sometimes even set with distance posts or stones to measure li, or versts, or yojana.

1993 H. Thurston Early Astron. vii. 179 The size of the universe and the various orbits are as follows. A yojana is a unit of length, 8,000 times the height of a man.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	yojana
释义	yojanan. Brit. /ˈjəʊdʒənə/, U.S. /ˈjoʊdʒənə/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, -s. Forms: α. 1700s yojen, 1700s– yojan, 1800s yojun. β. 1800s yojunu, 1800s– yojana. Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymons: Sanskrit yojana, yojan. Etymology: < Sanskrit yojana (also with vernacular pronunciation yojan) traditional measure of distance (originally denoting a distance travelled at one time without unyoking draught animals), specific use of yojana act of yoking < yuj- to yoke together (see yoke n.). For a similar semantic development compare yoking n.¹ 6. South Asian. Now historical. A unit of distance estimated as equal to about eight miles (13 km) or perhaps less. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > Anglo-Indian or Indian units coss1616 covid1686 guz1698 yojana1789 1789 W. Hastings in Asiatick Researches 1 259 That ancient city [sc. Audh] extended..over a line of ten Yojans, or about forty miles. 1789 W. Chambers in Asiatick Researches 1 155 South of the Ganges two hundred Yojen. 1820 W. Ward View Hindoos (ed. 3) IV. 315 The circumference of the earth is 5,059 yojŭnŭs. 1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Hist. Astron. App. 122 The Brahmins suppose the Earth to be spherical: they suppose the diameter divided into 1600 equal parts called yojanas. 1883 E. Arnold Indian Idylls 171 Who else Could in one day drive fivescore yojanas? 1990 G. Snyder Pract. of Wild vii. 144 There were paths everywhere:..sometimes even set with distance posts or stones to measure li, or versts, or yojana. 1993 H. Thurston Early Astron. vii. 179 The size of the universe and the various orbits are as follows. A yojana is a unit of length, 8,000 times the height of a man. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1789
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