siṅghāṇikā

Pali

Alternative forms

• siṅghānikā

Alternative forms

• 𑀲𑀺𑀗𑁆𑀖𑀸𑀡𑀺𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• सिङ्घाणिका (Devanagari script)
• সিঙ্ঘাণিকা (Bengali script)
• සිඞ‍්ඝාණිකා (Sinhalese script)
• သိင်္ဃာဏိကာ or သိင်္ꧠႃꧣိၵႃ or သိင်ꧠႃꧣိၵႃ (Burmese script)
• สิงฺฆาณิกา or สิงฆาณิกา (Thai script)
• ᩈᩥᩘᨥᩣᨱᩥᨠᩣ or ᩈᩥᩴᨥᩣᨱᩥᨠᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ສິງ຺ຆາຓິກາ or ສິງຆາຓິກາ (Lao script)
• សិង្ឃាណិកា (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄨𑄋𑄴𑄊𑄂𑄕𑄨𑄇𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Probably from Sanskrit शिङ्घाणिका (śiṅghāṇikā), ultimately derived from the root of siṅghati (“to sniff, to smell”), but Sanskrit exhibits many variations of form - ś/s/śr, gh/h/kh and -aka v. -ikā, and it is possible that folk etymology has affected this word.

Noun

siṅghāṇikā f

1. mucus of the nose, nose dirt, snot

Declension

Declension table of "siṅghāṇikā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	siṅghāṇikā	siṅghāṇikāyo or siṅghāṇikā
Accusative (second)	siṅghāṇikaṃ	siṅghāṇikāyo or siṅghāṇikā
Instrumental (third)	siṅghāṇikāya	siṅghāṇikāhi or siṅghāṇikābhi
Dative (fourth)	siṅghāṇikāya	siṅghāṇikānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	siṅghāṇikāya	siṅghāṇikāhi or siṅghāṇikābhi
Genitive (sixth)	siṅghāṇikāya	siṅghāṇikānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	siṅghāṇikāya or siṅghāṇikāyaṃ	siṅghāṇikāsu
Vocative (calling)	siṅghāṇike	siṅghāṇikāyo or siṅghāṇikā

Descendants

See also under siṅghānikā

References

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