dīpin

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀤𑀻𑀧𑀺𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• दीपिन् (Devanagari script)
• দীপিন্ (Bengali script)
• දීපින් (Sinhalese script)
• ဒီပိန် or ဒဳပိန် or ၻီပိၼ် (Burmese script)
• ทีปินฺ or ทีปิน (Thai script)
• ᨴᩦᨷᩥᨶ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
• ທີປິນ຺ or ທີປິນ (Lao script)
• ទីបិន៑ (Khmer script)
• 𑄘𑄩𑄛𑄨𑄚𑄴 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit द्वीपिन् (dvīpin). Although formally and etymologically synchronically analysable as dīpa (“island”) +‎ -in, this may not have affected the sense.

Noun

dīpin m

1. leopard
   • 1937, A.P. Buddhadatta, New Pali Course (Part I), Key to Exercise 23:

     Ayaṃ dīpi sanikaṃ āgantvā sahasā gāviyā upari pati.

     This leopard came slowly and, suddenly, fell upon the cow.

2. tiger

Declension

Declension table of "dīpin" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	dīpī or dīpi	dīpino or dīpī or dīpiyo
Accusative (second)	dīpiṃ or dīpinaṃ	dīpino or dīpī
Instrumental (third)	dīpinā	dīpīhi or dīpībhi
Dative (fourth)	dīpissa or dīpino	dīpīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	dīpismā or dīpimhā	dīpīhi or dīpībhi
Genitive (sixth)	dīpissa or dīpino	dīpīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	dīpismiṃ or dīpimhi	dīpīsu
Vocative (calling)	dīpi	dīpino or dīpī