suñña
Pali
| 0 | 1 > | |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : suñña | ||
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀲𑀼𑀜𑁆𑀜 (Brahmi script)
- सुञ्ञ (Devanagari script)
- সুঞ্ঞ (Bengali script)
- සුඤ්ඤ (Sinhalese script)
- သုည or သုၺ္ၺ or သုၺ်ၺ (Burmese script)
- สุญฺญ or สุญญะ (Thai script)
- ᩈᩩᨬ᩠ᨬ (Tai Tham script)
- ສຸຎ຺ຎ or ສຸຎຎະ (Lao script)
- សុញ្ញ (Khmer script)
- 𑄥𑄪𑄐𑄴𑄐 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya).
Adjective
suñña
- empty
- void
Declension
Declension table of "suñña" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | suñño | suññā |
| Accusative (second) | suññaṃ | suññe |
| Instrumental (third) | suññena | suññehi or suññebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | suññassa or suññāya or suññatthaṃ | suññānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | suññasmā or suññamhā or suññā | suññehi or suññebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | suññassa | suññānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | suññasmiṃ or suññamhi or suññe | suññesu |
| Vocative (calling) | suñña | suññā |
Declension table of "suññā" (feminine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | suññā | suññāyo or suññā |
| Accusative (second) | suññaṃ | suññāyo or suññā |
| Instrumental (third) | suññāya | suññāhi or suññābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | suññāya | suññānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | suññāya | suññāhi or suññābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | suññāya | suññānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | suññāya or suññāyaṃ | suññāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | suññe | suññāyo or suññā |
Declension table of "suñña" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | suññaṃ | suññāni |
| Accusative (second) | suññaṃ | suññāni |
| Instrumental (third) | suññena | suññehi or suññebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | suññassa or suññāya or suññatthaṃ | suññānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | suññasmā or suññamhā or suññā | suññehi or suññebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | suññassa | suññānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | suññasmiṃ or suññamhi or suññe | suññesu |
| Vocative (calling) | suñña | suññāni |
Descendants
- → Lao: ສູນ (sūn, “zero”)
- → Burmese: သုည (su.nya., “zero”)
- → Shan: သုင်ႇၺႃႉ (sùng nyâ̰a, “zero”)
- → Mon: သုည (“zero”)
- → Thai: สูญ (sǔun, “zero; empty, to disappear”)
- → Shan: သူၼ် (sǔun, “zero”)
- → Lü: ᦉᦳᧃ (ṡun, “zero; to disappear”)
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “suñña”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead