suvaṇṇakāra
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀲𑀼𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- सुवण्णकार (Devanagari script)
- সুৰণ্ণকার (Bengali script)
- සුවණ්ණකාර (Sinhalese script)
- သုဝဏ္ဏကာရ or သုဝꧣ္ꧣၵႃရ or သုဝꧣ်ꧣၵႃရ (Burmese script)
- สุวณฺณการ or สุวัณณะการะ (Thai script)
- ᩈᩩᩅᨱ᩠ᨱᨠᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
- ສຸວຓ຺ຓກາຣ or ສຸວັຓຓະກາຣະ (Lao script)
- សុវណ្ណការ (Khmer script)
- 𑄥𑄪𑅇𑄕𑄴𑄕𑄇𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit सुवर्णकार (suvarṇakāra). By surface analysis, suvaṇṇa + -kāra. Cognate with Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀆𑀭 (suvaṇṇaāra), 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀆𑀭 (suṇṇaāra), 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀭 (suṇṇāra).
Noun
suvaṇṇakāra m
- goldsmith
Declension
Declension table of "suvaṇṇakāra" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | suvaṇṇakāro | suvaṇṇakārā |
| Accusative (second) | suvaṇṇakāraṃ | suvaṇṇakāre |
| Instrumental (third) | suvaṇṇakārena | suvaṇṇakārehi or suvaṇṇakārebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | suvaṇṇakārassa or suvaṇṇakārāya or suvaṇṇakāratthaṃ | suvaṇṇakārānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | suvaṇṇakārasmā or suvaṇṇakāramhā or suvaṇṇakārā | suvaṇṇakārehi or suvaṇṇakārebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | suvaṇṇakārassa | suvaṇṇakārānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | suvaṇṇakārasmiṃ or suvaṇṇakāramhi or suvaṇṇakāre | suvaṇṇakāresu |
| Vocative (calling) | suvaṇṇakāra | suvaṇṇakārā |
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “suvaṇṇakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 779
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “suvaṇṇakāra”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 720