jāla

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit जाल (jāla, “net”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.la/
  • Rhymes: -la
  • Homophone: jala
  • Hyphenation: jā‧la

Noun

jāla

  1. net

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • añjala
  • aṅjala
  • indrajāla

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦗꦭ (jala)
  • → Balinese: ᬚᬮ (jala)

Further reading

  • "jāla" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀚𑀸𑀮 (Brahmi script)
  • जाल (Devanagari script)
  • জাল (Bengali script)
  • ජාල (Sinhalese script)
  • ဇာလ or ၹႃလ (Burmese script)
  • ชาล or ชาละ (Thai script)
  • ᨩᩣᩃ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຊາລ or ຊາລະ (Lao script)
  • ជាល (Khmer script)
  • 𑄎𑄂𑄣 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit जाल (jālá).

Noun

jāla n

  1. net
  2. entanglement
  3. snare; deception

Declension

Declension table of "jāla" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)jālaṃjālāni
Accusative (second)jālaṃjālāni
Instrumental (third)jālenajālehi or jālebhi
Dative (fourth)jālassa or jālāya or jālatthaṃjālānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)jālasmā or jālamhā or jālājālehi or jālebhi
Genitive (sixth)jālassajālānaṃ
Locative (seventh)jālasmiṃ or jālamhi or jālejālesu
Vocative (calling)jālajālāni

References

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