Jain
pronunciation
How to pronounce Jain in British English:
UK [dʒeɪn]
How to pronounce Jain in American English:
US [dʒaɪn]
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- Adjective:
- relating to or characteristic of Jainism
Word Origin
- Jain
- 1805, from Hindi Jaina, from Sanskrit jinah "saint," literally "overcomer," from base ji "to conquer," related to jayah "victory," from PIE root *gweie- (2) "to press down, conquer." The sect dates from 6c. B.C.E.
Example
- 1. Mr. buffett and ajit jain , his chief reinsurance lieutenant , declined to comment .
- 2. Mr buffett again praised ajit jain , head of berkshire 's reinsurance business and a potential candidate .
- 3. Ajit jain , who runs berkshire 's reinsurance division is someone whom mr buffett has repeatedly praised as a workaholic genius .
- 4. That list of 10 stocks ( not counting jain irrigation ) doesn 't exhaust the opportunity . But it should be enough to get you started .
- 5. Renren 's lag in monetisation could be a weakness , says sumeet jain , a partner with the venture capital firm cmea capital in san francisco .