suriya
See also: Suriya
Pali
FWOTD – 26 January 2016
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀲𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀬 (Brahmi script)
- सुरिय (Devanagari script)
- সুরিয (Bengali script)
- සුරිය (Sinhalese script)
- သုရိယ (Burmese script)
- สุริย or สุริยะ (Thai script)
- ᩈᩩᩁᩥᨿ (Tai Tham script)
- ສຸຣິຍ or ສຸຣິຍະ or ສຸຣິຢະ (Lao script)
- សុរិយ (Khmer script)
Etymology
From Vedic Sanskrit सूर्य (sūrya, “sun”). Also see Sanskrit स्वर् (svar, “heaven, light”). Compare Latin sōl, Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʊɻɪjɐ/
Noun
suriya m
- sun
- ~100 BCE, Nāgasena (with later contributors), Milinda-panha, page 274:
- bhante Nāgasena, suriyassa pi tāva tejosampannassa rogo […]
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- the sun as a god
Declension
Declension table of "suriya" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | suriyo | suriyā |
| Accusative (second) | suriyaṃ | suriye |
| Instrumental (third) | suriyena | suriyehi or suriyebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | suriyassa or suriyāya or suriyatthaṃ | suriyānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | suriyasmā or suriyamhā or suriyā | suriyehi or suriyebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | suriyassa | suriyānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | suriyasmiṃ or suriyamhi or suriye | suriyesu |
| Vocative (calling) | suriya | suriyā |
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “suriya”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead