sāvaka
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀲𑀸𑀯𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- सावक (Devanagari script)
- সাৱক (Bengali script)
- සාවක (Sinhalese script)
- သာဝက (Burmese script)
- สาวก or สาวะกะ (Thai script)
- ᩈᩣᩅᨠ (Tai Tham script)
- ສາວກ or ສາວະກະ (Lao script)
- សាវក (Khmer script)
Etymology
su (to hear) + -aka
Noun
sāvaka m
- disciple
Declension
Declension table of "sāvaka" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | sāvako | sāvakā |
| Accusative (second) | sāvakaṃ | sāvake |
| Instrumental (third) | sāvakena | sāvakehi or sāvakebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | sāvakassa or sāvakāya or sāvakatthaṃ | sāvakānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | sāvakasmā or sāvakamhā or sāvakā | sāvakehi or sāvakebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | sāvakassa | sāvakānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | sāvakasmiṃ or sāvakamhi or sāvake | sāvakesu |
| Vocative (calling) | sāvaka | sāvakā |
Descendants
- → Northern Thai: ᩈᩣᩅᨠ
- → Northern Thai: สาวก
- → Thai: สาวก (sǎa-wók)
- → Burmese: သာဝက (sawa.ka.)
- → Shan: သႃႇဝၵႃႉ (sàa wǎ kâ̰a)
References
- sāvaka in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)