sigāla
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See also: Sigala
Pali[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- siṅgāla (Latin script)
- 𑀲𑀺𑀗𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- सिङ्गाल (Devanagari script)
- সিঙ্গাল (Bengali script)
- සිඞ්ගාල (Sinhalese script)
- သိင်္ဂါလ or သိင်္ၷႃလ or သိင်ၷႃလ (Burmese script)
- สิงฺคาล or สิงคาละ (Thai script)
- ᩈᩥᩘᨣᩤᩃ (Tai Tham script)
- ສິງ຺ຄາລ or ສິງຄາລະ (Lao script)
- សិង្គាល (Khmer script)
- 𑄥𑄨𑄋𑄴𑄉𑄂𑄣 (Chakma script)
Etymology[edit]
Literally "howling," from Proto-Indo-Iranian. Or from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-k-jwal (“wild canine”).[1] Cognate with Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgāla).
Noun[edit]
sigāla m
Declension[edit]
Declension table of "sigāla" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | sigālo | sigālā |
| Accusative (second) | sigālaṃ | sigāle |
| Instrumental (third) | sigālena | sigālehi or sigālebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | sigālassa or sigālāya or sigālatthaṃ | sigālānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | sigālasmā or sigālamhā or sigālā | sigālehi or sigālebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | sigālassa | sigālānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | sigālasmiṃ or sigālamhi or sigāle | sigālesu |
| Vocative (calling) | sigāla | sigālā |
Derived terms[edit]
- sigālī (“female jackal”)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Root #6053 PTB *s-k-ywal at Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus Database
- ^ Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “sigāla”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead