bhojana
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀪𑁄𑀚𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- भोजन (Devanagari script)
- ভোজন (Bengali script)
- භොජන (Sinhalese script)
- ဘောဇန or ꧤေႃၹၼ (Burmese script)
- โภชน or โภชะนะ (Thai script)
- ᨽᩮᩣᨩᨶ (Tai Tham script)
- ໂຠຊນ or ໂຠຊະນະ (Lao script)
- ភោជន (Khmer script)
- 𑄞𑄮𑄎𑄚 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit भोजन (bhojana). By surface analysis, bhuj (root) + -ana . Cognate with Prakrit 𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡 (bhoaṇa).
Noun
bhojana n
- meal, food
Declension
Declension table of "bhojana" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | bhojanaṃ | bhojanāni |
| Accusative (second) | bhojanaṃ | bhojanāni |
| Instrumental (third) | bhojanena | bhojanehi or bhojanebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | bhojanassa or bhojanāya or bhojanatthaṃ | bhojanānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | bhojanasmā or bhojanamhā or bhojanā | bhojanehi or bhojanebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | bhojanassa | bhojanānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | bhojanasmiṃ or bhojanamhi or bhojane | bhojanesu |
| Vocative (calling) | bhojana | bhojanāni |
Derived terms
- vikālabhojana (“eating in the afternoon or at night”)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhojana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 549
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “bhojana”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 510