makāra
See also: makara, Makara, and mäkärä
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀫𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- मकार (Devanagari script)
- মকার (Bengali script)
- මකාර (Sinhalese script)
- မကာရ (Burmese script)
- มการ or มะการะ (Thai script)
- ᨾᨠᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
- ມກາຣ or ມະກາຣະ (Lao script)
- មការ (Khmer script)
Etymology
Possibly from Sanskrit मकार (makāra); synchronically analysable as translingual ම (the letter) + kāra (term designating a letter or sound) etc.
Noun
makāra m
- the letter 'm'
Declension
Declension table of "makāra" (masculine)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | makāro | makārā |
Accusative (second) | makāraṃ | makāre |
Instrumental (third) | makārena | makārehi or makārebhi |
Dative (fourth) | makārassa or makārāya or makāratthaṃ | makārānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | makārasmā or makāramhā or makārā | makārehi or makārebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | makārassa | makārānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | makārasmiṃ or makāramhi or makāre | makāresu |
Vocative (calling) | makāra | makārā |