nāma
Old Khmer
Alternative forms
- (Khmer script) នាម
- (Pallava script)
Etymology
Borrowed from Pali nāma.
Noun
nāma
- name
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀦𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
- नाम (Devanagari script)
- নাম (Bengali script)
- නාම (Sinhalese script)
- နာမ or ၼႃမ (Burmese script)
- นาม or นามะ (Thai script)
- ᨶᩣᨾ (Tai Tham script)
- ນາມ or ນາມະ (Lao script)
- នាម (Khmer script)
- 𑄚𑄂𑄟 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit नामन् (nāman). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀫 (ṇāma).
Noun
nāma n
- name
- immaterial factors such as consciousness and perception
- (grammar) substantive, i.e. noun or adjective
Declension
Declension table of "nāma" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | nāmaṃ | nāmāni |
| Accusative (second) | nāmaṃ or nāma | nāmāni |
| Instrumental (third) | nāmena | nāmehi or nāmebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | nāmassa or nāmāya or nāmatthaṃ | nāmānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | nāmasmā or nāmamhā or nāmā | nāmehi or nāmebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | nāmassa | nāmānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | nāmasmiṃ or nāmamhi or nāme | nāmesu |
| Vocative (calling) | nāma | nāmāni |
Derived terms
- guṇanāma (“adjective”)
- nāmanāma (“noun”)
Descendants
- → Burmese: နာမ (nama.)
- → Burmese: နာမ် (nam)
- → Old Khmer: nām
- → Khmer: នាម (niəm)
- → Lao: ນາມ (nām)
- → Thai: นาม (naam)
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “nāma”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead