cakkavāḷa
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀯𑀸𑀴 (Brahmi script)
- चक्कवाळ (Devanagari script)
- চক্কৱাল় (Bengali script)
- චක්කවාළ (Sinhalese script)
- စက္ကဝါဠ (Burmese script)
- จกฺกวาฬ (Thai script)
- ᨧᨠ᩠ᨠᩅᩤᩊ (Tai Tham script)
- ចក្កវាឡ (Khmer script)
Alternative forms
- cakkavāla
- 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀯𑀸𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- चक्कवाल (Devanagari script)
- চক্কৱাল (Bengali script)
- චක්කවාල (Sinhalese script)
- စက္ကဝါလ (Burmese script)
- จกฺกวาล (Thai script)
- ᨧᨠ᩠ᨠᩅᩤᩃ (Tai Tham script)
- ចក្កវាល (Khmer script)
Etymology
From or cognate with Sanskrit चक्रवाड (cakravāḍa)
Noun
cakkavāḷa n or m
- circle
- sphere
- (buddhist) world, solar-system, universe.
Declension
Declension table of "cakkavāḷa" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | cakkavāḷaṃ | cakkavāḷāni |
| Accusative (second) | cakkavāḷaṃ | cakkavāḷāni |
| Instrumental (third) | cakkavāḷena | cakkavāḷehi or cakkavāḷebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | cakkavāḷassa or cakkavāḷāya or cakkavāḷatthaṃ | cakkavāḷānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | cakkavāḷasmā or cakkavāḷamhā or cakkavāḷā | cakkavāḷehi or cakkavāḷebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | cakkavāḷassa | cakkavāḷānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | cakkavāḷasmiṃ or cakkavāḷamhi or cakkavāḷe | cakkavāḷesu |
| Vocative (calling) | cakkavāḷa | cakkavāḷāni |
Declension table of "cakkavāḷa" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | cakkavāḷo | cakkavāḷā |
| Accusative (second) | cakkavāḷaṃ | cakkavāḷe |
| Instrumental (third) | cakkavāḷena | cakkavāḷehi or cakkavāḷebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | cakkavāḷassa or cakkavāḷāya or cakkavāḷatthaṃ | cakkavāḷānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | cakkavāḷasmā or cakkavāḷamhā or cakkavāḷā | cakkavāḷehi or cakkavāḷebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | cakkavāḷassa | cakkavāḷānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | cakkavāḷasmiṃ or cakkavāḷamhi or cakkavāḷe | cakkavāḷesu |
| Vocative (calling) | cakkavāḷa | cakkavāḷā |
Descendants
- → Northern Thai: ᨧᨠ᩠ᨠᩅᩤᩊ (“sphere, multitude”)
- → Sanskrit: चक्रवाल (cakravāla, “sphere, multitude”)
- → Thai: จักรวาฬ (jàk-grà-waan, “universe”)
References
cakkavāḷa in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)