kāya

See also: kaya, Kaya, and ka'ya

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀓𑀸𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• काय (Devanagari script)
• কায (Bengali script)
• කාය (Sinhalese script)
• ကာယ or ၵႃယ (Burmese script)
• กาย or กายะ (Thai script)
• ᨠᩣᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ກາຍ or ກາຍະ or ກາຢະ (Lao script)
• កាយ (Khmer script)
• 𑄇𑄂𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit काय (kāya).

Noun

kāya m

1. group, collection
2. body

   Synonyms: deha, sarīra

Declension

Declension table of "kāya" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	kāyo	kāyā
Accusative (second)	kāyaṃ	kāye
Instrumental (third)	kāyena	kāyehi or kāyebhi
Dative (fourth)	kāyassa or kāyāya or kāyatthaṃ	kāyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	kāyasmā or kāyamhā or kāyā	kāyehi or kāyebhi
Genitive (sixth)	kāyassa	kāyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	kāyasmiṃ or kāyamhi or kāye	kāyesu
Vocative (calling)	kāya	kāyā

Derived terms

• dhammakāya

Descendants

• → Burmese: ကာယ (kaya.)
• → Thai: กาย (gaai, “body”)

References

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

Etymology 2

Pronoun

kāya

1. instrumental/dative/ablative/genitive/locative singular of kā (“who (f.)”)