aṃsa

See also: amsa and AMSA

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀁𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• अंस (Devanagari script)
• অংস (Bengali script)
• අංස (Sinhalese script)
• အံသ or ဢံသ (Burmese script)
• อํส or อังสะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩴᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ອໍສ or ອັງສະ (Lao script)
• អំស (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄁𑄥 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit अंस (aṃsa), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óms-o-s (“shoulder”).

Noun

aṃsa m

1. shoulder

Declension

Declension table of "aṃsa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	aṃso	aṃsā
Accusative (second)	aṃsaṃ	aṃse
Instrumental (third)	aṃsena	aṃsehi or aṃsebhi
Dative (fourth)	aṃsassa or aṃsāya or aṃsatthaṃ	aṃsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	aṃsasmā or aṃsamhā or aṃsā	aṃsehi or aṃsebhi
Genitive (sixth)	aṃsassa	aṃsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	aṃsasmiṃ or aṃsamhi or aṃse	aṃsesu
Vocative (calling)	aṃsa	aṃsā

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit अंश (aṃśa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hánćas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ónḱos.

Noun

aṃsa m

1. a part, a side

Declension

Declension table of "aṃsa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	aṃso	aṃsā
Accusative (second)	aṃsaṃ	aṃse
Instrumental (third)	aṃsena	aṃsehi or aṃsebhi
Dative (fourth)	aṃsassa or aṃsāya or aṃsatthaṃ	aṃsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	aṃsasmā or aṃsamhā or aṃsā	aṃsehi or aṃsebhi
Genitive (sixth)	aṃsassa	aṃsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	aṃsasmiṃ or aṃsamhi or aṃse	aṃsesu
Vocative (calling)	aṃsa	aṃsā