yācaka

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀬𑀸𑀘𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• याचक (Devanagari script)
• যাচক (Bengali script)
• යාචක (Sinhalese script)
• ယာစက or ယႃၸၵ (Burmese script)
• ยาจก or ยาจะกะ (Thai script)
• ᨿᩣᨧᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ຍາຈກ or ຍາຈະກະ or ຢາຈະກະ (Lao script)
• យាចក (Khmer script)
• 𑄠𑄂𑄌𑄇 (Chakma script)

Etymology

yāca +‎ -ka. This and Sanskrit याचक (yācaka) appear to be parallel developments.

Noun

yācaka m

1. beggar
   • saddho dāyako dānapati anāvaṭadvāro samaṇabrāhmaṇakapaṇaddhikavaṇibbakayācakānaṃ opānabhūto puññāni karoti

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

     Kūṭadantasuttaṃ

Declension

Declension table of "yācaka" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	yācako	yācakā
Accusative (second)	yācakaṃ	yācake
Instrumental (third)	yācakena	yācakehi or yācakebhi
Dative (fourth)	yācakassa or yācakāya or yācakatthaṃ	yācakānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	yācakasmā or yācakamhā or yācakā	yācakehi or yācakebhi
Genitive (sixth)	yācakassa	yācakānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	yācakasmiṃ or yācakamhi or yācake	yācakesu
Vocative (calling)	yācaka	yācakā

References

• Concise Pali-English Dictionary by A.P. Buddhadatta Mahathera