kaññā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀓𑀜𑁆𑀜𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • कञ्ञा (Devanagari script)
  • কঞ্ঞা (Bengali script)
  • කඤ‍්ඤා (Sinhalese script)
  • ကညာ or ၵၺ္ၺႃ or ၵၺ်ၺႃ (Burmese script)
  • กญฺญา or กัญญา (Thai script)
  • ᨠᨬ᩠ᨬᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ກຎ຺ຎາ or ກັຎຎາ (Lao script)
  • កញ្ញា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄇𑄐𑄴𑄐𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कन्या (kanyā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanyáH (“maiden, virgin, unmarried girl”). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (kaṇṇā).

Noun

kaññā f

  1. maiden; girl

Declension

Declension table of "kaññā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)kaññākaññāyo or kaññā
Accusative (second)kaññaṃkaññāyo or kaññā
Instrumental (third)kaññāyakaññāhi or kaññābhi
Dative (fourth)kaññāyakaññānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)kaññāyakaññāhi or kaññābhi
Genitive (sixth)kaññāyakaññānaṃ
Locative (seventh)kaññāya or kaññāyaṃkaññāsu
Vocative (calling)kaññekaññāyo or kaññā

Descendants

  • → Burmese: ကညာ (ka.nya)
  • → Khmer: កញ្ញា (kaññaa)

References

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