kumbha
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कुम्भ (kumbha)
Noun
kumbha (plural kumbhas)
- A piece of Indian pottery symbolizing the womb and fertility.
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀓𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀪 (Brahmi script)
- कुम्भ (Devanagari script)
- কুম্ভ (Bengali script)
- කුම්භ (Sinhalese script)
- ကုမ္ဘ or ၵုမ္ꧤ or ၵုမ်ꧤ (Burmese script)
- กุมฺภ or กุมภะ (Thai script)
- ᨠᩩᨾ᩠ᨽ (Tai Tham script)
- ກຸມ຺ຠ or ກຸມຠະ (Lao script)
- កុម្ភ (Khmer script)
- 𑄇𑄪𑄟𑄴𑄞 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit कुम्भ (kumbha).
Noun
kumbha m
- water pot, pitcher
Declension
Declension table of "kumbha" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | kumbho | kumbhā |
| Accusative (second) | kumbhaṃ | kumbhe |
| Instrumental (third) | kumbhena | kumbhehi or kumbhebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | kumbhassa or kumbhāya or kumbhatthaṃ | kumbhānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | kumbhasmā or kumbhamhā or kumbhā | kumbhehi or kumbhebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | kumbhassa | kumbhānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | kumbhasmiṃ or kumbhamhi or kumbhe | kumbhesu |
| Vocative (calling) | kumbha | kumbhā |
Derived terms
- kumbhakāra (“potter”)
Descendants
- → Burmese: ကုံ (kum) (or from Sanskrit)
- → Khmer: កុម្ភៈ (komphĕəʼ)
- → Thai: กุมภ์ (gum) (or from Sanskrit)
References
Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 212.