saṃvacchara

Pali

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sem-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *sam-

Sanskrit सम्- (sam-)

Proto-Indo-European *wet-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *wétos

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *watsás

Sanskrit वत्स (vatsa)

Sanskrit वत्सर (vatsara)

Sanskrit संवत्सर (saṃvatsara)

Pali saṃvacchara

Inherited from Sanskrit संवत्सर (saṃvatsara). Cognate with Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀙𑀭 (saṃvachara).

Noun

saṃvacchara m

1. a year

Declension

Declension table of "saṃvacchara" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	saṃvaccharo	saṃvaccharā
Accusative (second)	saṃvaccharaṃ	saṃvacchare
Instrumental (third)	saṃvaccharena	saṃvaccharehi or saṃvaccharebhi
Dative (fourth)	saṃvaccharassa or saṃvaccharāya or saṃvaccharatthaṃ	saṃvaccharānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	saṃvaccharasmā or saṃvaccharamhā or saṃvaccharā	saṃvaccharehi or saṃvaccharebhi
Genitive (sixth)	saṃvaccharassa	saṃvaccharānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	saṃvaccharasmiṃ or saṃvaccharamhi or saṃvacchare	saṃvaccharesu
Vocative (calling)	saṃvacchara	saṃvaccharā

References

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