byañjana
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀩𑁆𑀬𑀜𑁆𑀚𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- ब्यञ्जन (Devanagari script)
- ব্যঞ্জন (Bengali script)
- බ්යඤ්ජන (Sinhalese script)
- ဗျဉ္ဇန (Burmese script)
- พฺยญฺชน or พยัญชะนะ (Thai script)
- ᨻ᩠ᨿᨬ᩠ᨩᨶ (Tai Tham script)
- ພ຺ຍຎ຺ຊນ or ພຍັຎຊະນະ or ພຢັຎຊະນະ (Lao script)
- ព្យញ្ជន (Khmer script)
Alternative forms
- vyañjana
- 𑀯𑁆𑀬𑀜𑁆𑀚𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- व्यञ्जन (Devanagari script)
- ৰ্যঞ্জন (Bengali script)
- ව්යඤ්ජන (Sinhalese script)
- ဝျဉ္ဇန (Burmese script)
- วฺยญฺชน or วยัญชะนะ (Thai script)
- ᩅ᩠ᨿᨬ᩠ᨩᨶ (Tai Tham script)
- ວ຺ຍຎ຺ຊນ or ວຍັຎຊະນະ or ວຢັຎຊະນະ (Lao script)
- វ្យញ្ជន (Khmer script)
Etymology
Alternative form of vyañjana, which see for further information.
Noun
byañjana n
- sign
- mark
- (grammar) letter
- letter (as opposed to spirit)
Declension
Declension table of "byañjana" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | byañjanaṃ | byañjanāni or byañjanā |
| Accusative (second) | byañjanaṃ | byañjanāni |
| Instrumental (third) | byañjanena | byañjanehi or byañjanebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | byañjanassa or byañjanāya or byañjanatthaṃ | byañjanānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | byañjanasmā or byañjanamhā or byañjanā | byañjanehi or byañjanebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | byañjanassa | byañjanānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | byañjanasmiṃ or byañjanamhi or byañjane | byañjanesu |
| Vocative (calling) | byañjana | byañjanāni |
Descendants
- Burmese: ဗျည်း (byany:, “letter”)
- Khmer: ព្យញ្ជន (pyuəñcĕəʼnĕəʼ, “letter”)
- Northern Thai: ᨻ᩠ᨿᨬ᩠ᨩᨶ (“letter”)
- Thai: พยัญชนะ (pá-yan-chá-ná, “letter”)
References
byañjana in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)