bālaka
See also: bālākā and bālāka
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀩𑀸𑀮𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- बालक (Devanagari script)
- বালক (Bengali script)
- බාලක (Sinhalese script)
- ဗာလက or ၿႃလၵ (Burmese script)
- พาลก or พาละกะ (Thai script)
- ᨻᩣᩃᨠ (Tai Tham script)
- ພາລກ or ພາລະກະ (Lao script)
- ពាលក (Khmer script)
- 𑄝𑄂𑄣𑄇 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit बालक (bālaka) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)[1][2]). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀮𑀅 (bālaa), Paisaci Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀴𑀓 (pāḷaka).
Noun
bālaka m
- boy, kid
- Antonym: bālikā
Declension
Declension table of "bālaka" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | bālako | bālakā |
| Accusative (second) | bālakaṃ | bālake |
| Instrumental (third) | bālakena | bālakehi or bālakebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | bālakassa or bālakāya or bālakatthaṃ | bālakānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | bālakasmā or bālakamhā or bālakā | bālakehi or bālakebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | bālakassa | bālakānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | bālakasmiṃ or bālakamhi or bālake | bālakesu |
| Vocative (calling) | bālaka | bālakā |
References
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “bālaka”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bālá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press