kāya

See also: kaya, Kaya, and ka'ya

Pali

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit काय (kāya).

Noun

kāya m

  1. group, collection
  2. body
    Synonyms: deha, sarīra
Declension
Declension table of "kāya" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)kāyokāyā
Accusative (second)kāyaṃkāye
Instrumental (third)kāyenakāyehi or kāyebhi
Dative (fourth)kāyassa or kāyāya or kāyatthaṃkāyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)kāyasmā or kāyamhā or kāyākāyehi or kāyebhi
Genitive (sixth)kāyassakāyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)kāyasmiṃ or kāyamhi or kāyekāyesu
Vocative (calling)kāyakāyā
Derived terms
  • dhammakāya
Descendants
  • → Burmese: ကာယ (kaya.)
  • → Thai: กาย (gaai, “body”)

References

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

Etymology 2

Pronoun

kāya

  1. instrumental/dative/ablative/genitive/locative singular of kā (“who (f.)”)
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