jhāpana

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀛𑀸𑀧𑀦 (Brahmi script)
  • झापन (Devanagari script)
  • ঝাপন (Bengali script)
  • ඣාපන (Sinhalese script)
  • ဈာပန or ၛာပန or ꧢႃပၼ (Burmese script)
  • ฌาปน or ฌาปะนะ (Thai script)
  • ᨫᩣᨷᨶ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຌາປນ or ຌາປະນະ (Lao script)
  • ឈាបន (Khmer script)
  • 𑄏𑄂𑄛𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Nominal formation related to jhāpeti (“to set fire to”).

Noun

jhāpana n

  1. setting fire to
  2. funeral, cremation
    Synonym: ādahana

Declension

Declension table of "jhāpana" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)jhāpanaṃjhāpanāni
Accusative (second)jhāpanaṃjhāpanāni
Instrumental (third)jhāpanenajhāpanehi or jhāpanebhi
Dative (fourth)jhāpanassa or jhāpanāya or jhāpanatthaṃjhāpanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)jhāpanasmā or jhāpanamhā or jhāpanājhāpanehi or jhāpanebhi
Genitive (sixth)jhāpanassajhāpanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)jhāpanasmiṃ or jhāpanamhi or jhāpanejhāpanesu
Vocative (calling)jhāpanajhāpanāni

Further reading

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