Jain

American  

[jahyn] / dʒaɪn /

Also Jaina

noun

1. an adherent of Jainism.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Jains or Jainism.

Jain British  

/ dʒaɪn, ˈdʒaɪnə /

noun

1. an adherent of Jainism

2. one of the saints believed to be the founders of Jainism

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adjective

1. of or relating to Jainism or the Jains

Etymology

Origin of Jain

1795–1805; ≪ Sanskrit jaina

Example Sentences

All told, global central banks have shown a willingness to hike rates in if the Middle East crisis drives up inflation, said Jain of BNP Paribas.

From The Wall Street Journal

Monday’s dramatic selloff on Wall Street marked the “largest net-selling day in single stocks in a month,” said Jain and team.

From MarketWatch

Ajit Jain, who Abel said is “peerless” in pricing insurance risk, runs Berkshire’s insurance operations.

From MarketWatch

There is ongoing speculation that Jain may retire in the next year or two.

From Barron's

According to senior author Isha Jain, PhD, a Gladstone Investigator, core investigator at Arc Institute, and professor of biochemistry at UC San Francisco, the study resolves a longstanding question in physiology.

From Science Daily