megha

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit मेघ (megha).

Noun

megha

1. cloud

   Synonyms: abhra, ambuda, ambun, citramegha, ghana, ghyana, hima, jalada, jaladhara, kawandha, kukus, nīrada, payoda, payodhara, payonidhi, rajasampāta, rĕm

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦩꦺꦒ (méga)
• → Balinese: ᬫᬾᬖ (mega)

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑁂𑀖 (Brahmi script)
• मेघ (Devanagari script)
• মেঘ (Bengali script)
• මෙඝ (Sinhalese script)
• မေဃ or မေꧠ (Burmese script)
• เมฆ or เมฆะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩮᨥ (Tai Tham script)
• ເມຆ or ເມຆະ (Lao script)
• មេឃ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄬𑄊 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मेघ (meghá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hmaygʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃moygʰ-ós (“fog, cloud”), from *h₃meygʰ-.

Noun

megha m

1. cloud

   Synonyms: abbha, valāhaka

2. rain

   Synonym: vassa

Declension

Declension table of "megha" (masculine)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	megho	meghā
Accusative (second)	meghaṃ	meghe
Instrumental (third)	meghena	meghehi or meghebhi
Dative (fourth)	meghassa or meghāya or meghatthaṃ	meghānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	meghasmā or meghamhā or meghā	meghehi or meghebhi
Genitive (sixth)	meghassa	meghānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	meghasmiṃ or meghamhi or meghe	meghesu
Vocative (calling)	megha	meghā

Derived terms

• sammegha

References

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