ekāra

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀏𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • एकार (Devanagari script)
  • একার (Bengali script)
  • එකාර (Sinhalese script)
  • ဧကာရ or ဨကာရ or ဢေၵႃရ (Burmese script)
  • เอการ or เอการะ (Thai script)
  • ᩑᨠᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
  • ເອກາຣ or ເອກາຣະ (Lao script)
  • ឯការ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄃𑄬𑄇𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit एकार (ekāra). By surface analysis, translingual එ (the letter) +‎ kāra (term designating a letter or sound) etc.

Noun

ekāra m

  1. the letter 'e'

Declension

Declension table of "ekāra" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)ekāroekārā
Accusative (second)ekāraṃekāre
Instrumental (third)ekārenaekārehi or ekārebhi
Dative (fourth)ekārassa or ekārāya or ekāratthaṃekārānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)ekārasmā or ekāramhā or ekārāekārehi or ekārebhi
Genitive (sixth)ekārassaekārānaṃ
Locative (seventh)ekārasmiṃ or ekāramhi or ekāreekāresu
Vocative (calling)ekāraekārā

Synonyms

References

Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli Language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875.

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