madhukara
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀫𑀥𑀼𑀓𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- मधुकर (Devanagari script)
- মধুকর (Bengali script)
- මධුකර (Sinhalese script)
- မဓုကရ or မꩪုၵရ (Burmese script)
- มธุกร or มะธุกะระ (Thai script)
- ᨾᨵᩩᨠᩁ (Tai Tham script)
- ມຘຸກຣ or ມະຘຸກະຣະ (Lao script)
- មធុករ (Khmer script)
- 𑄟𑄙𑄪𑄇𑄢 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit मधुकर (madhukara). Morphologically madhu + -kara, literally “honey-maker”.
Noun
madhukara m
- bee
Declension
Declension table of "madhukara" (masculine)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | madhukaro | madhukarā |
Accusative (second) | madhukaraṃ | madhukare |
Instrumental (third) | madhukarena | madhukarehi or madhukarebhi |
Dative (fourth) | madhukarassa or madhukarāya or madhukaratthaṃ | madhukarānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | madhukarasmā or madhukaramhā or madhukarā | madhukarehi or madhukarebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | madhukarassa | madhukarānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | madhukarasmiṃ or madhukaramhi or madhukare | madhukaresu |
Vocative (calling) | madhukara | madhukarā |
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “madhukara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “madhu”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead