siṅghāṇikā
Pali
Alternative forms
- siṅghānikā
Alternative forms
- 𑀲𑀺𑀗𑁆𑀖𑀸𑀡𑀺𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- सिङ्घाणिका (Devanagari script)
- সিঙ্ঘাণিকা (Bengali script)
- සිඞ්ඝාණිකා (Sinhalese script)
- သိင်္ဃာဏိကာ (Burmese script)
- สิงฺฆาณิกา or สิงฆาณิกา (Thai script)
- ᩈᩥᩘᨥᩣᨱᩥᨠᩣ or ᩈᩥᩴᨥᩣᨱᩥᨠᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ສິງ຺ຆາຓິກາ or ສິງຆາຓິກາ (Lao script)
- សិង្ឃាណិកា (Khmer script)
Etymology
Probably from Pre-Sanskrit शिङ्घाणिका (śiṅghāṇikā), ultimately derived from the root of siṅghati (“to sniff, to smell”), but Sanskrit exhibits many variations of form - ś/s/śr, gh/h/kh and -aka v. -ikā, and it is possible that folk etymology has affected this word.
Noun
siṅghāṇikā f
- mucus of the nose, nose dirt, snot
Declension
Declension table of "siṅghāṇikā" (feminine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | siṅghāṇikā | siṅghāṇikāyo or siṅghāṇikā |
| Accusative (second) | siṅghāṇikaṃ | siṅghāṇikāyo or siṅghāṇikā |
| Instrumental (third) | siṅghāṇikāya | siṅghāṇikāhi or siṅghāṇikābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | siṅghāṇikāya | siṅghāṇikānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | siṅghāṇikāya | siṅghāṇikāhi or siṅghāṇikābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | siṅghāṇikāya | siṅghāṇikānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | siṅghāṇikāya or siṅghāṇikāyaṃ | siṅghāṇikāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | siṅghāṇike | siṅghāṇikāyo or siṅghāṇikā |
Descendants
See also under siṅghānikā
References
siṅghāṇikā in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)