pāṇa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pana"

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀧𑀸𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• पाण (Devanagari script)
• পাণ (Bengali script)
• පාණ (Sinhalese script)
• ပါဏ or ပႃꧣ (Burmese script)
• ปาณ or ปาณะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᩤᨱ (Tai Tham script)
• ປາຓ or ປາຓະ (Lao script)
• បាណ (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄂𑄕 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit प्राण (prāṇa).

Noun

pāṇa m

1. breath
2. life
3. living being

   Synonym: pāṇabhūta

Declension

Declension table of "pāṇa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	pāṇo	pāṇā
Accusative (second)	pāṇaṃ	pāṇe
Instrumental (third)	pāṇena	pāṇehi or pāṇebhi
Dative (fourth)	pāṇassa or pāṇāya or pāṇatthaṃ	pāṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	pāṇasmā or pāṇamhā or pāṇā	pāṇehi or pāṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)	pāṇassa	pāṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	pāṇasmiṃ or pāṇamhi or pāṇe	pāṇesu
Vocative (calling)	pāṇa	pāṇā

Derived terms

• pāṇabhūta

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “pāṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead