hattha

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣 (Brahmi script)
  • हत्थ (Devanagari script)
  • হত্থ (Bengali script)
  • හත්‍ථ (Sinhalese script)
  • ဟတ္ထ or ႁတ္ထ or ႁတ်ထ (Burmese script)
  • หตฺถ or หัตถะ (Thai script)
  • ᩉᨲ᩠ᨳ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຫຕ຺ຖ or ຫັຕຖະ or ຫັດຖະ (Lao script)
  • ហត្ថ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄦𑄖𑄴𑄗 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit हस्त (hásta), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-. Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣 (hattha), Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣 (hattha).

Noun

hattha m

  1. hand

Declension

Declension table of "hattha" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)hatthohatthā
Accusative (second)hatthaṃhatthe
Instrumental (third)hatthenahatthehi or hatthebhi
Dative (fourth)hatthassa or hatthāya or hatthatthaṃhatthānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)hatthasmā or hatthamhā or hatthāhatthehi or hatthebhi
Genitive (sixth)hatthassahatthānaṃ
Locative (seventh)hatthasmiṃ or hatthamhi or hatthehatthesu
Vocative (calling)hatthahatthā

Derived terms

  • hatthakamma
  • hatthin (“elephant”)

Descendants

  • → Khmer: ហត្ថ (hat)
  • → Thai: หัตถ์

References

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