gandha
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀕𑀦𑁆𑀥 (Brahmi script)
- गन्ध (Devanagari script)
- গন্ধ (Bengali script)
- ගන්ධ (Sinhalese script)
- ဂန္ဓ or ၷၼ္ꩪ or ၷၼ်ꩪ (Burmese script)
- คนฺธ or คันธะ (Thai script)
- ᨣᨶ᩠ᨵ (Tai Tham script)
- ຄນ຺ຘ or ຄັນຘະ (Lao script)
- គន្ធ (Khmer script)
- 𑄉𑄚𑄴𑄙 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit गन्ध (gandha).
Noun
gandha m
- odor, scent, perfume
Declension
Declension table of "gandha" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | gandho | gandhā |
| Accusative (second) | gandhaṃ | gandhe |
| Instrumental (third) | gandhena | gandhehi or gandhebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | gandhassa or gandhāya or gandhatthaṃ | gandhānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | gandhasmā or gandhamhā or gandhā | gandhehi or gandhebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | gandhassa | gandhānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | gandhasmiṃ or gandhamhi or gandhe | gandhesu |
| Vocative (calling) | gandha | gandhā |
Derived terms
- gandhakuṭi
Descendants
- → Khmer: គន្ធ (kŭən)
- → Thai: คันธะ (kan-tá)
- → Tocharian B: gandha
Tocharian B
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गन्ध (gandha).
Noun
gandha ?
- perfume
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “gandha”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 264