mahaṇṇava
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀫𑀳𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀯 (Brahmi script)
- महण्णव (Devanagari script)
- মহণ্ণৰ (Bengali script)
- මහණ්ණව (Sinhalese script)
- မဟဏ္ဏဝ or မႁꧣ္ꧣဝ or မႁꧣ်ꧣဝ (Burmese script)
- มหณฺณว or มะหัณณะวะ (Thai script)
- ᨾᩉᨱ᩠ᨱᩅ (Tai Tham script)
- ມຫຓ຺ຓວ or ມະຫັຓຓະວະ (Lao script)
- មហណ្ណវ (Khmer script)
- 𑄟𑄦𑄕𑄴𑄕𑅇 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit महार्णव (mahārṇava). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀫𑀳𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀯 (mahaṇṇava).
Noun
mahaṇṇava m
- an ocean
Declension
Declension table of "mahaṇṇava" (masculine)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | mahaṇṇavo | mahaṇṇavā |
Accusative (second) | mahaṇṇavaṃ | mahaṇṇave |
Instrumental (third) | mahaṇṇavena | mahaṇṇavehi or mahaṇṇavebhi |
Dative (fourth) | mahaṇṇavassa or mahaṇṇavāya or mahaṇṇavatthaṃ | mahaṇṇavānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | mahaṇṇavasmā or mahaṇṇavamhā or mahaṇṇavā | mahaṇṇavehi or mahaṇṇavebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | mahaṇṇavassa | mahaṇṇavānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | mahaṇṇavasmiṃ or mahaṇṇavamhi or mahaṇṇave | mahaṇṇavesu |
Vocative (calling) | mahaṇṇava | mahaṇṇavā |
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “mahaṇṇava”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press