dūta

See also: duta

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀤𑀽𑀢 (Brahmi script)
  • दूत (Devanagari script)
  • দূত (Bengali script)
  • දූත (Sinhalese script)
  • ဒူတ or ၻူတ (Burmese script)
  • ทูต or ทูตะ (Thai script)
  • ᨴᩪᨲ (Tai Tham script)
  • ທູຕ or ທູຕະ (Lao script)
  • ទូត (Khmer script)
  • 𑄘𑄫𑄖 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दूत (dūta).

Noun

dūta m

  1. a messenger, envoy

Declension

Declension table of "dūta" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)dūtodūtā
Accusative (second)dūtaṃdūte
Instrumental (third)dūtenadūtehi or dūtebhi
Dative (fourth)dūtassa or dūtāya or dūtatthaṃdūtānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)dūtasmā or dūtamhā or dūtādūtehi or dūtebhi
Genitive (sixth)dūtassadūtānaṃ
Locative (seventh)dūtasmiṃ or dūtamhi or dūtedūtesu
Vocative (calling)dūtadūtā

Descendants

  • → Khmer: ទូត (tuut)
  • → Lao: ທູດ (thūt)
  • → Thai: ทูต (tûut)

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “dūta”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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