dīpin
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- 𑀤𑀻𑀧𑀺𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- दीपिन् (Devanagari script)
- দীপিন্ (Bengali script)
- දීපින් (Sinhalese script)
- ဒီပိန် or ဒဳပိန် or ၻီပိၼ် (Burmese script)
- ทีปินฺ or ทีปิน (Thai script)
- ᨴᩦᨷᩥᨶ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
- ທີປິນ຺ or ທີປິນ (Lao script)
- ទីបិន៑ (Khmer script)
- 𑄘𑄩𑄛𑄨𑄚𑄴 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit द्वीपिन् (dvīpin).[1] Although formally and etymologically synchronically analysable as dīpa (“island”) + -in, this may not have affected the sense.
Noun
dīpin m
- leopard
- 1937, A.P. Buddhadatta, New Pali Course (Part I), Key to Exercise 23:
- Ayaṃ dīpi sanikaṃ āgantvā sahasā gāviyā upari pati.
- This leopard came slowly and, suddenly, fell upon the cow.
- tiger
Declension
Declension table of "dīpin" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | dīpī or dīpi | dīpino or dīpī or dīpiyo |
| Accusative (second) | dīpiṃ or dīpinaṃ | dīpino or dīpī |
| Instrumental (third) | dīpinā | dīpīhi or dīpībhi |
| Dative (fourth) | dīpissa or dīpino | dīpīnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | dīpismā or dīpimhā | dīpīhi or dīpībhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | dīpissa or dīpino | dīpīnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | dīpismiṃ or dīpimhi | dīpīsu |
| Vocative (calling) | dīpi | dīpino or dīpī |