vāsa
See also: vasa, Vasa, vása, våsă, and Váša
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀯𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
- वास (Devanagari script)
- ৱাস (Bengali script)
- වාස (Sinhalese script)
- ဝါသ (Burmese script)
- วาส (Thai script)
- ᩅᩤᩈ (Tai Tham script)
- វាស (Khmer script)
Etymology
From vasati (“to dwell”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-.
Noun
vāsa m
- life
- dwelling (both place and action)
- sojourn
Declension
Declension table of "vāsa" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | vāso | vāsā |
| Accusative (second) | vāsaṃ | vāse |
| Instrumental (third) | vāsena | vāsehi or vāsebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | vāsassa or vāsāya or vāsatthaṃ | vāsānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | vāsasmā or vāsamhā or vāsā | vāsehi or vāsebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | vāsassa | vāsānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | vāsasmiṃ or vāsamhi or vāse | vāsesu |
| Vocative (calling) | vāsa | vāsā |
References
- vāsa in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)