sakkharā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• सक्खरा (Devanagari script)
• সক্খরা (Bengali script)
• සක‍්ඛරා (Sinhalese script)
• သက္ခရာ or သၵ္ၶရႃ or သၵ်ၶရႃ (Burmese script)
• สกฺขรา or สักขะรา (Thai script)
• ᩈᨠ᩠ᨡᩁᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ສກ຺ຂຣາ or ສັກຂະຣາ (Lao script)
• សក្ខរា (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄢𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂

Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH

Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH

Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā)

Pali sakkharā

Inherited from Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel”).

Noun

sakkharā f

1. gravel
2. sugar
3. granule, grain, crystal
4. potsherd

Declension

Declension table of "sakkharā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sakkharā	sakkharāyo or sakkharā
Accusative (second)	sakkharaṃ	sakkharāyo or sakkharā
Instrumental (third)	sakkharāya	sakkharāhi or sakkharābhi
Dative (fourth)	sakkharāya	sakkharānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sakkharāya	sakkharāhi or sakkharābhi
Genitive (sixth)	sakkharāya	sakkharānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sakkharāya or sakkharāyaṃ	sakkharāsu
Vocative (calling)	sakkhare	sakkharāyo or sakkharā

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: σάκχαρ (sákkhar) (see there for further descendants)
• → Burmese: သကြား (sa.kra:)
  • → Mon: သဂြာ (həkrɛ̀a)
  • → Shan: ႀၵျႃး (xǎ kjáa), သၵျႃး (sǎ kjáa)
• → Khmer: សក្ខរា (sakkʰaʔraa), ស្ករ (skɑɑ)
• → Lao: ສັກຂະຣາ (sak kha rā)

References

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