nissaya
Pali
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit निश्रय (niśraya).
Noun
[edit]nissaya m
Declension
[edit]Declension table of "nissaya" (masculine)
| Case / Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | nissayo | nissayā |
| Accusative (second) | nissayaṃ | nissaye |
| Instrumental (third) | nissayena | nissayehi or nissayebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | nissayassa or nissayāya or nissayatthaṃ | nissayānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | nissayasmā or nissayamhā or nissayā | nissayehi or nissayebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | nissayassa | nissayānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | nissayasmiṃ or nissayamhi or nissaye | nissayesu |
| Vocative (calling) | nissaya | nissayā |
Descendants
[edit]- → Khmer: និស្ស័យ (nihsay)
- → Lao: ນິໄສ (ni sai), ນິດໄສ (nit sai), ນິດໃສ (nit sai)
- → Thai: นิสัย (ní-sǎi)
References
[edit]- Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “nissaya”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 374
- Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 291.