ङकार
Sanskrit
Etymology
ङ (ṅa, the letter) + कार (kāra, term designating a letter or sound).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ŋɐ.kɑː.ɾɐ/
Noun
ङकार • (ṅakāra) stem, m
- The name of the Devanagari letter ङ (ṅa).
- the sound of the ङ letter, /ŋɐ/
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ङकारः (ṅakāraḥ) | ङकारौ (ṅakārau) | ङकाराः (ṅakārāḥ) |
| accusative | ङकारम् (ṅakāram) | ङकारौ (ṅakārau) | ङकारान् (ṅakārān) |
| instrumental | ङकारेन (ṅakārena) | ङकाराभ्याम् (ṅakārābhyām) | ङकारैः (ṅakāraiḥ) |
| dative | ङकाराय (ṅakārāya) | ङकाराभ्याम् (ṅakārābhyām) | ङकारेभ्यः (ṅakārebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | ङकारात् (ṅakārāt) | ङकाराभ्याम् (ṅakārābhyām) | ङकारेभ्यः (ṅakārebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | ङकारस्य (ṅakārasya) | ङकारयोः (ṅakārayoḥ) | ङकारानाम् (ṅakārānām) |
| locative | ङकारे (ṅakāre) | ङकारयोः (ṅakārayoḥ) | ङकारेषु (ṅakāreṣu) |
| vocative | ङकार (ṅakāra) | ङकारौ (ṅakārau) | ङकाराः (ṅakārāḥ) |
Hypernyms
Coordinate terms
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “ङकार”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0380.