ciñcā
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀘𑀺𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- चिञ्चा (Devanagari script)
- চিঞ্চা (Bengali script)
- චිඤ්චා (Sinhalese script)
- စိဉ္စာ or ၸိၺ္ၸႃ or ၸိၺ်ၸႃ (Burmese script)
- จิญฺจา or จิญจา (Thai script)
- ᨧᩥᨬ᩠ᨧᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ຈິຎ຺ຈາ or ຈິຎຈາ (Lao script)
- ចិញ្ចា (Khmer script)
- 𑄌𑄨𑄐𑄴𑄌𑄂 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit चिञ्चा (ciñcā). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀁𑀘𑀸 (ciṃcā).
Noun
ciñcā f
- tamarind tree
Declension
Declension table of "ciñcā" (feminine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | ciñcā | ciñcāyo or ciñcā |
| Accusative (second) | ciñcaṃ | ciñcāyo or ciñcā |
| Instrumental (third) | ciñcāya | ciñcāhi or ciñcābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | ciñcāya | ciñcānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | ciñcāya | ciñcāhi or ciñcābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | ciñcāya | ciñcānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | ciñcāya or ciñcāyaṃ | ciñcāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | ciñce | ciñcāyo or ciñcā |
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ciñcā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 260
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “ciñcā”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 265