bhujaga
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀪𑀼𑀚𑀕 (Brahmi script)
- भुजग (Devanagari script)
- ভুজগ (Bengali script)
- භුජග (Sinhalese script)
- ဘုဇဂ or ꧤုၹၷ (Burmese script)
- ภุชค or ภุชะคะ (Thai script)
- ᨽᩩᨩᨣ (Tai Tham script)
- ຠຸຊຄ or ຠຸຊະຄະ or ພຸຊະຄະ (Lao script)
- ភុជគ (Khmer script)
Etymology
Kenning bhuja (“crooked”) + -ga (“going”) 'crooked goer'.[1]
Noun
bhujaga m[2]
- snake
Declension
Declension table of "bhujaga" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | bhujago | bhujagā |
| Accusative (second) | bhujagaṃ | bhujage |
| Instrumental (third) | bhujagena | bhujagehi or bhujagebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | bhujagassa or bhujagāya or bhujagatthaṃ | bhujagānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | bhujagasmā or bhujagamhā or bhujagā | bhujagehi or bhujagebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | bhujagassa | bhujagānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | bhujagasmiṃ or bhujagamhi or bhujage | bhujagesu |
| Vocative (calling) | bhujaga | bhujagā |
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “bhuja”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
- Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 90.