bālikā

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• 𑀩𑀸𑀮𑀺𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• बालिका (Devanagari script)
• বালিকা (Bengali script)
• බාලිකා (Sinhalese script)
• ဗာလိကာ or ၿႃလိၵႃ (Burmese script)
• พาลิกา (Thai script)
• ᨻᩣᩃᩥᨠᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ພາລິກາ (Lao script)
• ពាលិកា (Khmer script)
• 𑄝𑄂𑄣𑄨𑄇𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit बालिका (bālikā).

Noun

bālikā f

1. female equivalent of bālaka: young girl

Declension

Declension table of "bālikā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bālikā	bālikāyo or bālikā
Accusative (second)	bālikaṃ	bālikāyo or bālikā
Instrumental (third)	bālikāya	bālikāhi or bālikābhi
Dative (fourth)	bālikāya	bālikānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bālikāya	bālikāhi or bālikābhi
Genitive (sixth)	bālikāya	bālikānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bālikāya or bālikāyaṃ	bālikāsu
Vocative (calling)	bālike	bālikāyo or bālikā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “bālikā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 486