loṇika

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• लोणिक (Devanagari script)
• লোণিক (Bengali script)
• ලොණික (Sinhalese script)
• လောဏိက or လေႃꧣိၵ (Burmese script)
• โลณิก or โลณิกะ (Thai script)
• ᩃᩮᩣᨱᩥᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ໂລຓິກ or ໂລຓິກະ (Lao script)
• លោណិក (Khmer script)
• 𑄣𑄮𑄕𑄨𑄇 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लावणिक (lāvaṇika).

Adjective

loṇika

1. salty, alkaline

Declension

Declension table of "loṇika" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	loṇiko	loṇikā
Accusative (second)	loṇikaṃ	loṇike
Instrumental (third)	loṇikena	loṇikehi or loṇikebhi
Dative (fourth)	loṇikassa or loṇikāya or loṇikatthaṃ	loṇikānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	loṇikasmā or loṇikamhā or loṇikā	loṇikehi or loṇikebhi
Genitive (sixth)	loṇikassa	loṇikānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	loṇikasmiṃ or loṇikamhi or loṇike	loṇikesu
Vocative (calling)	loṇika	loṇikā

Declension table of "loṇikā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	loṇikā	loṇikāyo or loṇikā
Accusative (second)	loṇikaṃ	loṇikāyo or loṇikā
Instrumental (third)	loṇikāya	loṇikāhi or loṇikābhi
Dative (fourth)	loṇikāya	loṇikānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	loṇikāya	loṇikāhi or loṇikābhi
Genitive (sixth)	loṇikāya	loṇikānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	loṇikāya or loṇikāyaṃ	loṇikāsu
Vocative (calling)	loṇike	loṇikāyo or loṇikā

Declension table of "loṇikī" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	loṇikī	loṇikiyo or loṇikī
Accusative (second)	loṇikiṃ or loṇikiyaṃ	loṇikiyo or loṇikī
Instrumental (third)	loṇikiyā	loṇikīhi or loṇikībhi
Dative (fourth)	loṇikiyā	loṇikīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	loṇikiyā	loṇikīhi or loṇikībhi
Genitive (sixth)	loṇikiyā	loṇikīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	loṇikiyā or loṇikiyaṃ	loṇikīsu
Vocative (calling)	loṇiki	loṇikiyo or loṇikī

Declension table of "loṇika" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	loṇikaṃ	loṇikāni
Accusative (second)	loṇikaṃ	loṇikāni
Instrumental (third)	loṇikena	loṇikehi or loṇikebhi
Dative (fourth)	loṇikassa or loṇikāya or loṇikatthaṃ	loṇikānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	loṇikasmā or loṇikamhā or loṇikā	loṇikehi or loṇikebhi
Genitive (sixth)	loṇikassa	loṇikānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	loṇikasmiṃ or loṇikamhi or loṇike	loṇikesu
Vocative (calling)	loṇika	loṇikāni

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “loṇika”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 588