ekāra
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀏𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- एकार (Devanagari script)
- একার (Bengali script)
- එකාර (Sinhalese script)
- ဧကာရ (Burmese script)
- เอการ or เอการะ (Thai script)
- ᩑᨠᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
- ເອກາຣ or ເອກາຣະ (Lao script)
- ឯការ (Khmer script)
Etymology
Possibly from Sanskrit एकार (ekāra); synchronically analysable as translingual එ (the letter) + kāra (term designating a letter or sound) etc.
Noun
ekāra m
- the letter 'e'
Declension
Declension table of "ekāra" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | ekāro | ekārā |
| Accusative (second) | ekāraṃ | ekāre |
| Instrumental (third) | ekārena | ekārehi or ekārebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | ekārassa or ekārāya or ekāratthaṃ | ekārānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | ekārasmā or ekāramhā or ekārā | ekārehi or ekārebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | ekārassa | ekārānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | ekārasmiṃ or ekāramhi or ekāre | ekāresu |
| Vocative (calling) | ekāra | ekārā |
Synonyms
- e
References
Robert Cæsar Childers (1875), A Dictionary of the Pali Language, London: Trübner & Co.