pubba
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀧𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀩 (Brahmi script)
- पुब्ब (Devanagari script)
- পুব্ব (Bengali script)
- පුබ්බ (Sinhalese script)
- ပုဗ္ဗ or ပုၿ္ၿ or ပုၿ်ၿ (Burmese script)
- ปุพฺพ or ปุพพะ (Thai script)
- ᨷᩩᨻᩛ or ᨸᩩᨻᩛ (Tai Tham script)
- ປຸພ຺ພ or ປຸພພະ (Lao script)
- បុព្ព (Khmer script)
- 𑄛𑄪𑄝𑄴𑄝 (Chakma script)
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit पूय (pūya).
Noun
pubba m
- pus
Declension
Declension table of "pubba" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | pubbo | pubbā |
| Accusative (second) | pubbaṃ | pubbe |
| Instrumental (third) | pubbena | pubbehi or pubbebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | pubbassa or pubbāya or pubbatthaṃ | pubbānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | pubbasmā or pubbamhā or pubbā | pubbehi or pubbebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | pubbassa | pubbānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | pubbasmiṃ or pubbamhi or pubbe | pubbesu |
| Vocative (calling) | pubba | pubbā |
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva).
Adjective
pubba
- former
- earlier
- eastern
Declension
Declension table of "pubba" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | pubbo | pubbā |
| Accusative (second) | pubbaṃ | pubbe |
| Instrumental (third) | pubbena | pubbehi or pubbebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | pubbassa or pubbāya or pubbatthaṃ | pubbānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | pubbasmā or pubbamhā or pubbā | pubbehi or pubbebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | pubbassa | pubbānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | pubbasmiṃ or pubbamhi or pubbe | pubbesu |
| Vocative (calling) | pubba | pubbā |
Declension table of "pubbā" (feminine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | pubbā | pubbāyo or pubbā |
| Accusative (second) | pubbaṃ | pubbāyo or pubbā |
| Instrumental (third) | pubbāya | pubbāhi or pubbābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | pubbāya | pubbānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | pubbāya | pubbāhi or pubbābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | pubbāya | pubbānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | pubbāya or pubbāyaṃ | pubbāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | pubbe | pubbāyo or pubbā |
Declension table of "pubba" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | pubbaṃ | pubbāni |
| Accusative (second) | pubbaṃ | pubbāni |
| Instrumental (third) | pubbena | pubbehi or pubbebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | pubbassa or pubbāya or pubbatthaṃ | pubbānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | pubbasmā or pubbamhā or pubbā | pubbehi or pubbebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | pubbassa | pubbānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | pubbasmiṃ or pubbamhi or pubbe | pubbesu |
| Vocative (calling) | pubba | pubbāni |
Descendants
- → Burmese: ပုဗ္ဗ (pubba.)
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “pubba”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead