bāhu
See also: bahu and bāhu-
Pali
Alternative scripts
Alternative forms
- 𑀩𑀸𑀳𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- बाहु (Devanagari script)
- বাহু (Bengali script)
- බාහු (Sinhalese script)
- ဗာဟု or ၿႃႁု (Burmese script)
- พาหุ (Thai script)
- ᨻᩣᩉᩩ or ᨻᩤᩉᩩ (Tai Tham script)
- ພາຫຸ (Lao script)
- ពាហុ (Khmer script)
- 𑄝𑄂𑄦𑄪 (Chakma script)
Alternative forms
- bāhā
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰús.[1]
Noun
bāhu m[2]
- arm
Declension
Declension table of "bāhu" (masculine)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | bāhu | bāhavo or bāhū |
Accusative (second) | bāhuṃ | bāhavo or bāhū |
Instrumental (third) | bāhunā | bāhūhi or bāhūbhi |
Dative (fourth) | bāhussa or bāhuno | bāhūnaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | bāhusmā or bāhumhā | bāhūhi or bāhūbhi |
Genitive (sixth) | bāhussa or bāhuno | bāhūnaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | bāhusmiṃ or bāhumhi | bāhūsu |
Vocative (calling) | bāhu | bāhave or bāhavo |
Descendants
- → Thai: พาหุ (paa-hù)
Adjective
bāhu
- combining form of bahu (“many”)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bāhú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “bāhu”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead