suñña

Pali

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Cardinal: suñña

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀼𑀜𑁆𑀜 (Brahmi script)
• सुञ्ञ (Devanagari script)
• সুঞ্ঞ (Bengali script)
• සුඤ‍්ඤ (Sinhalese script)
• သုည or သုၺ္ၺ or သုၺ်ၺ (Burmese script)
• สุญฺญ or สุญญะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩩᨬ᩠ᨬ (Tai Tham script)
• ສຸຎ຺ຎ or ສຸຎຎະ (Lao script)
• សុញ្ញ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄪𑄐𑄴𑄐 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnyá).

Adjective

suñña

1. empty
2. void

Declension

Declension table of "suñña" (masculine)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	suñño	suññā
Accusative (second)	suññaṃ	suññe
Instrumental (third)	suññena	suññehi or suññebhi
Dative (fourth)	suññassa or suññāya or suññatthaṃ	suññānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	suññasmā or suññamhā or suññā	suññehi or suññebhi
Genitive (sixth)	suññassa	suññānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	suññasmiṃ or suññamhi or suññe	suññesu
Vocative (calling)	suñña	suññā

Declension table of "suññā" (feminine)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	suññā	suññāyo or suññā
Accusative (second)	suññaṃ	suññāyo or suññā
Instrumental (third)	suññāya	suññāhi or suññābhi
Dative (fourth)	suññāya	suññānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	suññāya	suññāhi or suññābhi
Genitive (sixth)	suññāya	suññānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	suññāya or suññāyaṃ	suññāsu
Vocative (calling)	suññe	suññāyo or suññā

Declension table of "suñña" (neuter)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	suññaṃ	suññāni
Accusative (second)	suññaṃ	suññāni
Instrumental (third)	suññena	suññehi or suññebhi
Dative (fourth)	suññassa or suññāya or suññatthaṃ	suññānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	suññasmā or suññamhā or suññā	suññehi or suññebhi
Genitive (sixth)	suññassa	suññānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	suññasmiṃ or suññamhi or suññe	suññesu
Vocative (calling)	suñña	suññāni

Descendants

• → Lao: ສູນ (sūn, “zero”)
• → Burmese: သုည (su.nya., “zero”)
  • → Shan: သုင်ႇၺႃႉ (sùng nyâ̰a, “zero”)
• → Mon: သုည (“zero”)
• → Thai: สูญ (sǔun, “zero; empty, to disappear”)
  • → Shan: သူၼ် (sǔun, “zero”)
• → Lü: ᦉᦳᧃ (ṡun, “zero; to disappear”)

Further reading

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