kusala
Indonesian
Etymology
From Pali kusala (“merit, virtue”), from Sanskrit कुशल (kuśala).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kuˈsala]
- Hyphenation: ku‧sa‧la
Noun
kusala (first-person possessive kusalaku, second-person possessive kusalamu, third-person possessive kusalanya)kusala
- reward for extraordinary achievement.
Further reading
- “kusala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀓𑀼𑀲𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- कुसल (Devanagari script)
- কুসল (Bengali script)
- කුසල (Sinhalese script)
- ကုသလ or ၵုသလ (Burmese script)
- กุสล or กุสะละ (Thai script)
- ᨠᩩᩈᩃ (Tai Tham script)
- ກຸສລ or ກຸສະລະ (Lao script)
- កុសល (Khmer script)
- 𑄇𑄪𑄥𑄣 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit कुशल (kuśala, adjective).
Adjective
kusala
- clever
- (morally) correct
Declension
Declension table of "kusala" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | kusalo | kusalā |
| Accusative (second) | kusalaṃ | kusale |
| Instrumental (third) | kusalena | kusalehi or kusalebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | kusalassa or kusalāya or kusalatthaṃ | kusalānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | kusalasmā or kusalamhā or kusalā | kusalehi or kusalebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | kusalassa | kusalānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | kusalasmiṃ or kusalamhi or kusale | kusalesu |
| Vocative (calling) | kusala | kusalā |
Declension table of "kusalā" (feminine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | kusalā | kusalāyo or kusalā |
| Accusative (second) | kusalaṃ | kusalāyo or kusalā |
| Instrumental (third) | kusalāya | kusalāhi or kusalābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | kusalāya | kusalānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | kusalāya | kusalāhi or kusalābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | kusalāya | kusalānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | kusalāya or kusalāyaṃ | kusalāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | kusale | kusalāyo or kusalā |
Declension table of "kusala" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | kusalaṃ | kusalāni |
| Accusative (second) | kusalaṃ | kusalāni |
| Instrumental (third) | kusalena | kusalehi or kusalebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | kusalassa or kusalāya or kusalatthaṃ | kusalānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | kusalasmā or kusalamhā or kusalā | kusalehi or kusalebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | kusalassa | kusalānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | kusalasmiṃ or kusalamhi or kusale | kusalesu |
| Vocative (calling) | kusala | kusalāni |
Noun
kusala n
- good action
- merit
- virtue
Declension
As the neuter of the adjective.
References
Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “kusala”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead