okāra
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See also: okara
Pali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative forms
Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]okāra m
- folly, vanity
- kāmānaṃ ādīnavo okāro saṅkileso
- The danger, vanity and defilement of sensual pleasure
- kāmānaṃ ādīnavo okāro saṅkileso
Usage notes
[edit]The word only occurs in the stock phrase quoted above.
Etymology 2
[edit]Possibly from Sanskrit ओकार (okāra). By surface analysis, translingual ඔ (o, the letter) + kāra (term designating a letter or sound) etc.
Noun
[edit]okāra m
- the letter 'o'
Declension
[edit]Declension table of "okāra" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | okāro | okārā |
| Accusative (second) | okāraṃ | okāre |
| Instrumental (third) | okārena | okārehi or okārebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | okārassa or okārāya or okāratthaṃ | okārānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | okārasmā or okāramhā or okārā | okārehi or okārebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | okārassa | okārānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | okārasmiṃ or okāramhi or okāre | okāresu |
| Vocative (calling) | okāra | okārā |