susāna

See also: susana, Susana, šūšana, and šūšanā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀼𑀲𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• सुसान (Devanagari script)
• সুসান (Bengali script)
• සුසාන (Sinhalese script)
• သုသာန or သုသႃၼ (Burmese script)
• สุสาน or สุสานะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩩᩈᩣᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ສຸສານ or ສຸສານະ (Lao script)
• សុសាន (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄪𑄥𑄂𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit श्मशान (śmaśāna). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡 (masāṇa), 𑀲𑀼𑀲𑀸𑀡 (susāṇa).

Noun

susāna n

1. cemetery

Declension

Declension table of "susāna" (neuter)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	susānaṃ	susānāni
Accusative (second)	susānaṃ	susānāni
Instrumental (third)	susānena	susānehi or susānebhi
Dative (fourth)	susānassa or susānāya or susānatthaṃ	susānānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	susānasmā or susānamhā or susānā	susānehi or susānebhi
Genitive (sixth)	susānassa	susānānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	susānasmiṃ or susānamhi or susāne	susānesu
Vocative (calling)	susāna	susānāni

Descendants

• → Burmese: သုသာန် (su.san)
  • → Shan: သုၵ်ႈသၢၼ်ႇ (sūk sàan)
• → Khmer: សុសាន (sosaan)
• → Lao: ສຸສານ (su sān)
• → Mon: သုသာန်
• → Thai: สุสาน (sù-sǎan)

Further reading

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