velā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vela"

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀯𑁂𑀮𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• वेला (Devanagari script)
• ৰেলা (Bengali script)
• වෙලා (Sinhalese script)
• ဝေလာ or ဝေလႃ (Burmese script)
• เวลา (Thai script)
• ᩅᩮᩃᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ເວລາ (Lao script)
• វេលា (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄬𑄣𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Probably inherited from Sanskrit वेला (velā).

Noun

velā f

1. time
2. shore
3. boundary

Declension

Declension table of "velā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	velā	velāyo or velā
Accusative (second)	velaṃ	velāyo or velā
Instrumental (third)	velāya	velāhi or velābhi
Dative (fourth)	velāya	velānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	velāya	velāhi or velābhi
Genitive (sixth)	velāya	velānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	velāya or velāyaṃ	velāsu
Vocative (calling)	vele	velāyo or velā

Descendants

• → Khmer: វេលា (veiliə)
• → Northern Thai: ᩅᩮᩃᩣ
• → Lao: ເວລາ (wē lā)
• → Lü: ᦵᦞᦟᦱ (velaa)
• → Thai: เวลา (wee-laa)

References

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