vijjā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• विज्जा (Devanagari script)
• ৰিজ্জা (Bengali script)
• විජ‍්ජා (Sinhalese script)
• ဝိဇ္ဇာ or ဝိၹ္ၹႃ or ဝိၹ်ၹႃ (Burmese script)
• วิชฺชา or วิชชา (Thai script)
• ᩅᩥᨩ᩠ᨩᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ວິຊ຺ຊາ or ວິຊຊາ (Lao script)
• វិជ្ជា (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄨𑄎𑄴𑄎𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit विद्या (vidyā).

Noun

vijjā f

1. higher knowledge, science

Declension

Declension table of "vijjā" (feminine)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	vijjā	vijjāyo or vijjā
Accusative (second)	vijjaṃ	vijjāyo or vijjā
Instrumental (third)	vijjāya	vijjāhi or vijjābhi
Dative (fourth)	vijjāya	vijjānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	vijjāya	vijjāhi or vijjābhi
Genitive (sixth)	vijjāya	vijjānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	vijjāya or vijjāyaṃ	vijjāsu
Vocative (calling)	vijje	vijjāyo or vijjā

Derived terms

• avijjā

Descendants

• Burmese: ဝိဇ္ဇာ (wijja)
• Khmer: វិជ្ជា (vɨcciə)
• Lao: ວິຊາ (wi sā)
• Thai: วิชา (wí-chaa)

Further reading

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