ghosa
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀖𑁄𑀲 (Brahmi script)
- घोस (Devanagari script)
- ঘোস (Bengali script)
- ඝොස (Sinhalese script)
- ဃောသ or ꧠေႃသ (Burmese script)
- โฆส or โฆสะ (Thai script)
- ᨥᩮᩣᩈ (Tai Tham script)
- ໂຆສ or ໂຆສະ (Lao script)
- ឃោស (Khmer script)
- 𑄊𑄮𑄥 (Chakma script)
Etymology
The noun is inherited from Sanskrit घोष (ghoṣa). The grammatical term is a semantic loan from Sanskrit घोष (ghoṣa, “voiced”).
Noun
ghosa m
- sound
- shouting, wailing (as of ghosts)
- voice
Adjective
ghosa
- (grammar) voiced
- c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar] (in Pali), page 6; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:
- घोसाघोस इच्चनेन क्वत्थो? वग्गे घोसाघोसानं ततियपठमा (१।३।७)।
- Ghosāghosa iccanena kvattho? Vagge ghosāghosānaṃ tatiyapaṭhamā (1-3-7).
- 'Voiced' v. 'voiceless', what is the usage of this? In a division the third and first are the starts of the voiced and voiceless. (1-3-7)
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Declension
Declension table of "ghosa" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | ghoso | ghosā |
| Accusative (second) | ghosaṃ | ghose |
| Instrumental (third) | ghosena | ghosehi or ghosebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | ghosassa or ghosāya or ghosatthaṃ | ghosānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | ghosasmā or ghosamhā or ghosā | ghosehi or ghosebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | ghosassa | ghosānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | ghosasmiṃ or ghosamhi or ghose | ghosesu |
| Vocative (calling) | ghosa | ghosā |
Declension table of "ghosa" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | ghosaṃ | ghosāni |
| Accusative (second) | ghosaṃ | ghosāni |
| Instrumental (third) | ghosena | ghosehi or ghosebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | ghosassa or ghosāya or ghosatthaṃ | ghosānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | ghosasmā or ghosamhā or ghosā | ghosehi or ghosebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | ghosassa | ghosānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | ghosasmiṃ or ghosamhi or ghose | ghosesu |
| Vocative (calling) | ghosa | ghosāni |
Derived terms
- aghosa (“voiceless”)
Descendants
- → Burmese: ဃောသ (ghau:sa.) (learned)