saṅkha
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See also: sankha
Pali[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Alternative forms
Etymology[edit]
Compare Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkha).
Noun[edit]
saṅkha m or n
Declension[edit]
Declension table of "saṅkha" (masculine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | saṅkho | saṅkhā |
Accusative (second) | saṅkhaṃ | saṅkhe |
Instrumental (third) | saṅkhena | saṅkhehi or saṅkhebhi |
Dative (fourth) | saṅkhassa or saṅkhāya or saṅkhatthaṃ | saṅkhānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | saṅkhasmā or saṅkhamhā or saṅkhā | saṅkhehi or saṅkhebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | saṅkhassa | saṅkhānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | saṅkhasmiṃ or saṅkhamhi or saṅkhe | saṅkhesu |
Vocative (calling) | saṅkha | saṅkhā |
When the gender is neuter, the nominative, vocative and accusative are somewhat different:
Declension table of "saṅkha" (neuter)
References[edit]
Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 456.