catukkaṇṇa
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀘𑀢𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡 (Brahmi script)
- चतुक्कण्ण (Devanagari script)
- চতুক্কণ্ণ (Bengali script)
- චතුක්කණ්ණ (Sinhalese script)
- စတုက္ကဏ္ဏ or ၸတုၵ္ၵꧣ္ꧣ or ၸတုၵ်ၵꧣ်ꧣ (Burmese script)
- จตุกฺกณฺณ or จะตุกกัณณะ (Thai script)
- ᨧᨲᩩᨠ᩠ᨠᨱ᩠ᨱ (Tai Tham script)
- ຈຕຸກ຺ກຓ຺ຓ or ຈະຕຸກກັຓຓະ (Lao script)
- ចតុក្កណ្ណ (Khmer script)
- 𑄌𑄖𑄪𑄇𑄴𑄇𑄕𑄴𑄕 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit चतुष्कर्ण (catuṣkarṇa, “heard only by four ears”). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡 (caükkaṇṇa).
Adjective
catukkaṇṇa
- secret (of counsel)
Declension
Declension table of "catukkaṇṇa" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | catukkaṇṇo | catukkaṇṇā |
| Accusative (second) | catukkaṇṇaṃ | catukkaṇṇe |
| Instrumental (third) | catukkaṇṇena | catukkaṇṇehi or catukkaṇṇebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | catukkaṇṇassa or catukkaṇṇāya or catukkaṇṇatthaṃ | catukkaṇṇānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | catukkaṇṇasmā or catukkaṇṇamhā or catukkaṇṇā | catukkaṇṇehi or catukkaṇṇebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | catukkaṇṇassa | catukkaṇṇānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | catukkaṇṇasmiṃ or catukkaṇṇamhi or catukkaṇṇe | catukkaṇṇesu |
| Vocative (calling) | catukkaṇṇa | catukkaṇṇā |
Declension table of "catukkaṇṇā" (feminine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | catukkaṇṇā | catukkaṇṇāyo or catukkaṇṇā |
| Accusative (second) | catukkaṇṇaṃ | catukkaṇṇāyo or catukkaṇṇā |
| Instrumental (third) | catukkaṇṇāya | catukkaṇṇāhi or catukkaṇṇābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | catukkaṇṇāya | catukkaṇṇānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | catukkaṇṇāya | catukkaṇṇāhi or catukkaṇṇābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | catukkaṇṇāya | catukkaṇṇānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | catukkaṇṇāya or catukkaṇṇāyaṃ | catukkaṇṇāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | catukkaṇṇe | catukkaṇṇāyo or catukkaṇṇā |
Declension table of "catukkaṇṇī" (feminine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | catukkaṇṇī | catukkaṇṇiyo or catukkaṇṇī |
| Accusative (second) | catukkaṇṇiṃ or catukkaṇṇiyaṃ | catukkaṇṇiyo or catukkaṇṇī |
| Instrumental (third) | catukkaṇṇiyā | catukkaṇṇīhi or catukkaṇṇībhi |
| Dative (fourth) | catukkaṇṇiyā | catukkaṇṇīnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | catukkaṇṇiyā | catukkaṇṇīhi or catukkaṇṇībhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | catukkaṇṇiyā | catukkaṇṇīnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | catukkaṇṇiyā or catukkaṇṇiyaṃ | catukkaṇṇīsu |
| Vocative (calling) | catukkaṇṇi | catukkaṇṇiyo or catukkaṇṇī |
Declension table of "catukkaṇṇa" (neuter)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | catukkaṇṇaṃ | catukkaṇṇāni |
| Accusative (second) | catukkaṇṇaṃ | catukkaṇṇāni |
| Instrumental (third) | catukkaṇṇena | catukkaṇṇehi or catukkaṇṇebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | catukkaṇṇassa or catukkaṇṇāya or catukkaṇṇatthaṃ | catukkaṇṇānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | catukkaṇṇasmā or catukkaṇṇamhā or catukkaṇṇā | catukkaṇṇehi or catukkaṇṇebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | catukkaṇṇassa | catukkaṇṇānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | catukkaṇṇasmiṃ or catukkaṇṇamhi or catukkaṇṇe | catukkaṇṇesu |
| Vocative (calling) | catukkaṇṇa | catukkaṇṇāni |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “catukkaṇṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 251