English
Etymology
Borrowed from Quechua chakana
Noun
chakana (plural chakanas)
- A stepped cross motif, often with a circle in the center, used by the Inca and other Andean cultures.
- Synonym: Andean cross
Pali
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- 𑀙𑀓𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- छकन (Devanagari script)
- ছকন (Bengali script)
- ඡකන (Sinhalese script)
- ဆကန or ꧡၵၼ (Burmese script)
- ฉกน or ฉะกะนะ (Thai script)
- ᨨᨠᨶ (Tai Tham script)
- ຉກນ or ຉະກະນະ (Lao script)
- ឆកន (Khmer script)
- 𑄍𑄇𑄚 (Chakma script)
Etymology
From late Old Indo-Aryan *śakana- ~ *chakana-, a colloquial formation from Sanskrit शकन् (śakán), the oblique base of शकृत् (śákṛt, “dung”); see there for further etymology. Cognate with Prakrit 𑀙𑀕𑀡 (chagaṇa).
Noun
chakana n
- dung
Declension
Declension table of "chakana" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|
| Nominative (first) | chakanaṃ | chakanāni |
| Accusative (second) | chakanaṃ | chakanāni |
| Instrumental (third) | chakanena | chakanehi or chakanebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | chakanassa or chakanāya or chakanatthaṃ | chakanānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | chakanasmā or chakanamhā or chakanā | chakanehi or chakanebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | chakanassa | chakanānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | chakanasmiṃ or chakanamhi or chakane | chakanesu |
| Vocative (calling) | chakana | chakanāni |
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “chakana”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
Quechua
Noun
chakana
- cross, especially the Andean cross
Declension
Declension of chakana
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
chakana
|
chakanakuna
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| accusative
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chakanata
|
chakanakunata
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| dative
|
chakanaman
|
chakanakunaman
|
| genitive
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chakanap
|
chakanakunap
|
| locative
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chakanapi
|
chakanakunapi
|
| terminative
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chakanakama
|
chakanakunakama
|
| ablative
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chakanamanta
|
chakanakunamanta
|
| instrumental
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chakanawan
|
chakanakunawan
|
| comitative
|
chakanantin
|
chakanakunantin
|
| abessive
|
chakanannaq
|
chakanakunannaq
|
| comparative
|
chakanahina
|
chakanakunahina
|
| causative
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chakanarayku
|
chakanakunarayku
|
| benefactive
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chakanapaq
|
chakanakunapaq
|
| associative
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chakanapura
|
chakanakunapura
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| distributive
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chakananka
|
chakanakunanka
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| exclusive
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chakanalla
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chakanakunalla
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Possessive forms of chakana
ñuqap - first-person singular
| ñuqap (my)
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
chakanay
|
chakanaykuna
|
| accusative
|
chakanayta
|
chakanaykunata
|
| dative
|
chakanayman
|
chakanaykunaman
|
| genitive
|
chakanaypa
|
chakanaykunap
|
| locative
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chakanaypi
|
chakanaykunapi
|
| terminative
|
chakanaykama
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chakanaykunakama
|
| ablative
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chakanaymanta
|
chakanaykunamanta
|
| instrumental
|
chakanaywan
|
chakanaykunawan
|
| comitative
|
chakanaynintin
|
chakanaykunantin
|
| abessive
|
chakanayninnaq
|
chakanaykunannaq
|
| comparative
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chakanayhina
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chakanaykunahina
|
| causative
|
chakanayrayku
|
chakanaykunarayku
|
| benefactive
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chakanaypaq
|
chakanaykunapaq
|
| associative
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chakanaypura
|
chakanaykunapura
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| distributive
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chakanayninka
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chakanaykunanka
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| exclusive
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chakanaylla
|
chakanaykunalla
|
qampa - second-person singular
| qampa (your)
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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chakanayki
|
chakanaykikuna
|
| accusative
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chakanaykita
|
chakanaykikunata
|
| dative
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chakanaykiman
|
chakanaykikunaman
|
| genitive
|
chakanaykipa
|
chakanaykikunap
|
| locative
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chakanaykipi
|
chakanaykikunapi
|
| terminative
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chakanaykikama
|
chakanaykikunakama
|
| ablative
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chakanaykimanta
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chakanaykikunamanta
|
| instrumental
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chakanaykiwan
|
chakanaykikunawan
|
| comitative
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chakanaykintin
|
chakanaykikunantin
|
| abessive
|
chakanaykinnaq
|
chakanaykikunannaq
|
| comparative
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chakanaykihina
|
chakanaykikunahina
|
| causative
|
chakanaykirayku
|
chakanaykikunarayku
|
| benefactive
|
chakanaykipaq
|
chakanaykikunapaq
|
| associative
|
chakanaykipura
|
chakanaykikunapura
|
| distributive
|
chakanaykinka
|
chakanaykikunanka
|
| exclusive
|
chakanaykilla
|
chakanaykikunalla
|
paypa - third-person singular
| paypa (his/her/its)
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
chakanan
|
chakanankuna
|
| accusative
|
chakananta
|
chakanankunata
|
| dative
|
chakananman
|
chakanankunaman
|
| genitive
|
chakananpa
|
chakanankunap
|
| locative
|
chakananpi
|
chakanankunapi
|
| terminative
|
chakanankama
|
chakanankunakama
|
| ablative
|
chakananmanta
|
chakanankunamanta
|
| instrumental
|
chakananwan
|
chakanankunawan
|
| comitative
|
chakananintin
|
chakanankunantin
|
| abessive
|
chakananninnaq
|
chakanankunannaq
|
| comparative
|
chakananhina
|
chakanankunahina
|
| causative
|
chakananrayku
|
chakanankunarayku
|
| benefactive
|
chakananpaq
|
chakanankunapaq
|
| associative
|
chakananpura
|
chakanankunapura
|
| distributive
|
chakananinka
|
chakanankunanka
|
| exclusive
|
chakananlla
|
chakanankunalla
|
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
| ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
chakananchik
|
chakananchikkuna
|
| accusative
|
chakananchikta
|
chakananchikkunata
|
| dative
|
chakananchikman
|
chakananchikkunaman
|
| genitive
|
chakananchikpa
|
chakananchikkunap
|
| locative
|
chakananchikpi
|
chakananchikkunapi
|
| terminative
|
chakananchikkama
|
chakananchikkunakama
|
| ablative
|
chakananchikmanta
|
chakananchikkunamanta
|
| instrumental
|
chakananchikwan
|
chakananchikkunawan
|
| comitative
|
chakananchiknintin
|
chakananchikkunantin
|
| abessive
|
chakananchikninnaq
|
chakananchikkunannaq
|
| comparative
|
chakananchikhina
|
chakananchikkunahina
|
| causative
|
chakananchikrayku
|
chakananchikkunarayku
|
| benefactive
|
chakananchikpaq
|
chakananchikkunapaq
|
| associative
|
chakananchikpura
|
chakananchikkunapura
|
| distributive
|
chakananchikninka
|
chakananchikkunanka
|
| exclusive
|
chakananchiklla
|
chakananchikkunalla
|
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
| ñuqaykup (our(excl))
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
chakanayku
|
chakanaykukuna
|
| accusative
|
chakanaykuta
|
chakanaykukunata
|
| dative
|
chakanaykuman
|
chakanaykukunaman
|
| genitive
|
chakanaykupa
|
chakanaykukunap
|
| locative
|
chakanaykupi
|
chakanaykukunapi
|
| terminative
|
chakanaykukama
|
chakanaykukunakama
|
| ablative
|
chakanaykumanta
|
chakanaykukunamanta
|
| instrumental
|
chakanaykuwan
|
chakanaykukunawan
|
| comitative
|
chakanaykuntin
|
chakanaykukunantin
|
| abessive
|
chakanaykunnaq
|
chakanaykukunannaq
|
| comparative
|
chakanaykuhina
|
chakanaykukunahina
|
| causative
|
chakanaykurayku
|
chakanaykukunarayku
|
| benefactive
|
chakanaykupaq
|
chakanaykukunapaq
|
| associative
|
chakanaykupura
|
chakanaykukunapura
|
| distributive
|
chakanaykunka
|
chakanaykukunanka
|
| exclusive
|
chakanaykulla
|
chakanaykukunalla
|
qamkunap - second-person plural
| qamkunap (your(pl))
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
chakanaykichik
|
chakanaykichikkuna
|
| accusative
|
chakanaykichikta
|
chakanaykichikkunata
|
| dative
|
chakanaykichikman
|
chakanaykichikkunaman
|
| genitive
|
chakanaykichikpa
|
chakanaykichikkunap
|
| locative
|
chakanaykichikpi
|
chakanaykichikkunapi
|
| terminative
|
chakanaykichikkama
|
chakanaykichikkunakama
|
| ablative
|
chakanaykichikmanta
|
chakanaykichikkunamanta
|
| instrumental
|
chakanaykichikwan
|
chakanaykichikkunawan
|
| comitative
|
chakanaykichiknintin
|
chakanaykichikkunantin
|
| abessive
|
chakanaykichikninnaq
|
chakanaykichikkunannaq
|
| comparative
|
chakanaykichikhina
|
chakanaykichikkunahina
|
| causative
|
chakanaykichikrayku
|
chakanaykichikkunarayku
|
| benefactive
|
chakanaykichikpaq
|
chakanaykichikkunapaq
|
| associative
|
chakanaykichikpura
|
chakanaykichikkunapura
|
| distributive
|
chakanaykichikninka
|
chakanaykichikkunanka
|
| exclusive
|
chakanaykichiklla
|
chakanaykichikkunalla
|
paykunap - third-person plural
| paykunap (their)
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
chakananku
|
chakanankukuna
|
| accusative
|
chakanankuta
|
chakanankukunata
|
| dative
|
chakanankuman
|
chakanankukunaman
|
| genitive
|
chakanankupa
|
chakanankukunap
|
| locative
|
chakanankupi
|
chakanankukunapi
|
| terminative
|
chakanankukama
|
chakanankukunakama
|
| ablative
|
chakanankumanta
|
chakanankukunamanta
|
| instrumental
|
chakanankuwan
|
chakanankukunawan
|
| comitative
|
chakanankuntin
|
chakanankukunantin
|
| abessive
|
chakanankunnaq
|
chakanankukunannaq
|
| comparative
|
chakanankuhina
|
chakanankukunahina
|
| causative
|
chakanankurayku
|
chakanankukunarayku
|
| benefactive
|
chakanankupaq
|
chakanankukunapaq
|
| associative
|
chakanankupura
|
chakanankukunapura
|
| distributive
|
chakanankunka
|
chakanankukunanka
|
| exclusive
|
chakanankulla
|
chakanankukunalla
|
|