godhā
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀕𑁄𑀥𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- गोधा (Devanagari script)
- গোধা (Bengali script)
- ගොධා (Sinhalese script)
- ဂေါဓာ or ဂေါဓါ or ၷေႃꩪႃ (Burmese script)
- โคธา (Thai script)
- ᨣᩮᩤᨵᩤ or ᨣᩮᩣᨵᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ໂຄຘາ (Lao script)
- គោធា (Khmer script)
- 𑄉𑄮𑄙𑄂 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit गोधा (godhā).
Noun
godhā f
- a kind of a large lizard
- monitor lizard
- 1937, A.P. Buddhadatta, New Pali Course (Part I), Key to Exercise 11:
- Kaññāyo godhaṃ sakkharāhi pahariṃsu.
- The girls struck the iguana with gravel.
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Declension
Declension table of "godhā" (feminine)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | godhā | godhāyo or godhā |
Accusative (second) | godhaṃ | godhāyo or godhā |
Instrumental (third) | godhāya | godhāhi or godhābhi |
Dative (fourth) | godhāya | godhānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | godhāya | godhāhi or godhābhi |
Genitive (sixth) | godhāya | godhānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | godhāya or godhāyaṃ | godhāsu |
Vocative (calling) | godhe | godhāyo or godhā |
Further reading
Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “godhā”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead