majjāra
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- मज्जार (Devanagari script)
- মজ্জার (Bengali script)
- මජ්ජාර (Sinhalese script)
- မဇ္ဇာရ or မၹ္ၹႃရ or မၹ်ၹႃရ (Burmese script)
- มชฺชาร or มัชชาระ (Thai script)
- ᨾᨩ᩠ᨩᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
- ມຊ຺ຊາຣ or ມັຊຊາຣະ (Lao script)
- មជ្ជារ (Khmer script)
- 𑄟𑄎𑄴𑄎𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit मार्जार (mārjāra). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀭 (majjāra), 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀸𑀭 (maṃjāra).
Noun
majjāra m (feminine majjārī)
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Declension
Declension table of "majjāra" (masculine)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | majjāro | majjārā |
Accusative (second) | majjāraṃ | majjāre |
Instrumental (third) | majjārena | majjārehi or majjārebhi |
Dative (fourth) | majjārassa or majjārāya or majjāratthaṃ | majjārānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | majjārasmā or majjāramhā or majjārā | majjārehi or majjārebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | majjārassa | majjārānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | majjārasmiṃ or majjāramhi or majjāre | majjāresu |
Vocative (calling) | majjāra | majjārā |
Descendants
- → Thai: มัชชาระ (mát-chaa-rá)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “majjāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 580
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “majjāra”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 514