kappara
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- कप्पर (Devanagari script)
- কপ্পর (Bengali script)
- කප්පර (Sinhalese script)
- ကပ္ပရ or ၵပ္ပရ or ၵပ်ပရ (Burmese script)
- กปฺปร or กัปปะระ (Thai script)
- ᨠᨷ᩠ᨷᩁ (Tai Tham script)
- ກປ຺ປຣ or ກັປປະຣະ (Lao script)
- កប្បរ (Khmer script)
Etymology
Probably inherited from Sanskrit कूर्पर (kūrpara)[1], with the first vowel assimilating to the second. In this case, the intermediate stage is represented by Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀭 (kuppara).
Noun
kappara m
- elbow
- c. 420 AD, Buddhaghosa, Pāthikavaɡɡaṭṭhakathā, page 4; republished Yanɡon, Myanmar: Ministry of Reliɡious Affairs, 2008:
- Catukkuṇḍikoti catusaṅghaṭṭito dve jāṇūni dve ca kappare bhūmiyaṁ ṭhapetvā vicarati.
- 'Catukkuṇḍiko': He moves with four points of contact, having placed two knees and two elbows on the ground.
Declension
Declension table of "kappara" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | kapparo | kapparā |
| Accusative (second) | kapparaṃ | kappare |
| Instrumental (third) | kapparena | kapparehi or kapparebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | kapparassa or kapparāya or kapparatthaṃ | kapparānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | kapparasmā or kapparamhā or kapparā | kapparehi or kapparebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | kapparassa | kapparānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | kapparasmiṃ or kapparamhi or kappare | kapparesu |
| Vocative (calling) | kappara | kapparā |
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “kappara”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead