pariṇāyaka
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀧𑀭𑀺𑀡𑀸𑀬𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- परिणायक (Devanagari script)
- পরিণাযক (Bengali script)
- පරිණායක (Sinhalese script)
- ပရိဏာယက or ပရိꧣႃယၵ (Burmese script)
- ปริณายก or ปะริณายะกะ (Thai script)
- ᨷᩁᩥᨱᩣᨿᨠ (Tai Tham script)
- ປຣິຓາຍກ or ປະຣິຓາຍະກະ (Lao script)
- បរិណាយក (Khmer script)
Etymology
pari- (“around”) + ni (“to lead”) + -a + -ka. The elements from which this word is built may be grouped in several ways, e.g. pari + nāyaka or derived from pariṇeti as nāyaka is derived from neti.
Noun
pariṇāyaka m
- leader, guide, adviser
Declension
Declension table of "pariṇāyaka" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | pariṇāyako | pariṇāyakā |
| Accusative (second) | pariṇāyakaṃ | pariṇāyake |
| Instrumental (third) | pariṇāyakena | pariṇāyakehi or pariṇāyakebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | pariṇāyakassa or pariṇāyakāya or pariṇāyakatthaṃ | pariṇāyakānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | pariṇāyakasmā or pariṇāyakamhā or pariṇāyakā | pariṇāyakehi or pariṇāyakebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | pariṇāyakassa | pariṇāyakānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | pariṇāyakasmiṃ or pariṇāyakamhi or pariṇāyake | pariṇāyakesu |
| Vocative (calling) | pariṇāyaka | pariṇāyakā |
References
Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “pariṇāyaka”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead