gandhabba
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- 𑀕𑀦𑁆𑀥𑀩𑁆𑀩 (Brahmi script)
- गन्धब्ब (Devanagari script)
- গন্ধব্ব (Bengali script)
- ගන්ධබ්බ (Sinhalese script)
- ဂန္ဓဗ္ဗ or ၷၼ္ꩪၿ္ၿ or ၷၼ်ꩪၿ်ၿ (Burmese script)
- คนฺธพฺพ or คันธัพพะ (Thai script)
- ᨣᨶ᩠ᨵᨻᩛ (Tai Tham script)
- ຄນ຺ຘພ຺ພ or ຄັນຘັພພະ (Lao script)
- គន្ធព្ព (Khmer script)
- 𑄉𑄚𑄴𑄙𑄝𑄴𑄝 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit गन्धर्व (gandharva).
Noun
gandhabba m
- a gandharva (one of a class of male heavenly beings, famed singers)
- a musician, a singer
Declension
Declension table of "gandhabba" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | gandhabbo | gandhabbā |
| Accusative (second) | gandhabbaṃ | gandhabbe |
| Instrumental (third) | gandhabbena | gandhabbehi or gandhabbebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | gandhabbassa or gandhabbāya or gandhabbatthaṃ | gandhabbānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | gandhabbasmā or gandhabbamhā or gandhabbā | gandhabbehi or gandhabbebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | gandhabbassa | gandhabbānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | gandhabbasmiṃ or gandhabbamhi or gandhabbe | gandhabbesu |
| Vocative (calling) | gandhabba | gandhabbā |