janaka

See also: Janaka

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀚𑀦𑀓 (Brahmi script)
  • जनक (Devanagari script)
  • জনক (Bengali script)
  • ජනක (Sinhalese script)
  • ဇနက or ၹၼၵ (Burmese script)
  • ชนก or ชะนะกะ (Thai script)
  • ᨩᨶᨠ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຊນກ or ຊະນະກະ (Lao script)
  • ជនក (Khmer script)
  • 𑄎𑄚𑄇 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जनक (janaka). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀚𑀡𑀬 (jaṇaya). By surface analysis, jan (root) +‎ -aka .

Adjective

janaka

  1. producing, causing, generating[1][2]

Declension

Declension table of "janaka" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)janakojanakā
Accusative (second)janakaṃjanake
Instrumental (third)janakenajanakehi or janakebhi
Dative (fourth)janakassa or janakāya or janakatthaṃjanakānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)janakasmā or janakamhā or janakājanakehi or janakebhi
Genitive (sixth)janakassajanakānaṃ
Locative (seventh)janakasmiṃ or janakamhi or janakejanakesu
Vocative (calling)janakajanakā
Declension table of "janikā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)janikājanikāyo or janikā
Accusative (second)janikaṃjanikāyo or janikā
Instrumental (third)janikāyajanikāhi or janikābhi
Dative (fourth)janikāyajanikānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)janikāyajanikāhi or janikābhi
Genitive (sixth)janikāyajanikānaṃ
Locative (seventh)janikāya or janikāyaṃjanikāsu
Vocative (calling)janikejanikāyo or janikā
Declension table of "janaka" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)janakaṃjanakāni
Accusative (second)janakaṃjanakāni
Instrumental (third)janakenajanakehi or janakebhi
Dative (fourth)janakassa or janakāya or janakatthaṃjanakānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)janakasmā or janakamhā or janakājanakehi or janakebhi
Genitive (sixth)janakassajanakānaṃ
Locative (seventh)janakasmiṃ or janakamhi or janakejanakesu
Vocative (calling)janakajanakāni

Noun

janaka m (feminine janikā)

  1. father[1]

Declension

Declension table of "janaka" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)janakojanakā
Accusative (second)janakaṃjanake
Instrumental (third)janakenajanakehi or janakebhi
Dative (fourth)janakassa or janakāya or janakatthaṃjanakānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)janakasmā or janakamhā or janakājanakehi or janakebhi
Genitive (sixth)janakassajanakānaṃ
Locative (seventh)janakasmiṃ or janakamhi or janakejanakesu
Vocative (calling)janakajanakā

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 165.
  2. ^ Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “janaka”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 278
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