kantā
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- 𑀓𑀦𑁆𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- कन्ता (Devanagari script)
- কন্তা (Bengali script)
- කන්තා (Sinhalese script)
- ကန္တာ or ၵၼ္တႃ or ၵၼ်တႃ (Burmese script)
- กนฺตา or กันตา (Thai script)
- ᨠᨶ᩠ᨲᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ກນ຺ຕາ or ກັນຕາ (Lao script)
- កន្តា (Khmer script)
- 𑄇𑄚𑄴𑄖𑄂 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Absolute use of kanta (“lovely”, adjective)
Noun
kantā f
Declension
Declension table of "kantā" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | kantā | kantāyo or kantā |
| Accusative (second) | kantaṃ | kantāyo or kantā |
| Instrumental (third) | kantāya | kantāhi or kantābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | kantāya | kantānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | kantāya | kantāhi or kantābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | kantāya | kantānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | kantāya or kantāyaṃ | kantāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | kante | kantāyo or kantā |
Noun
kantā m
- inflection of kanta (“husband”):
- ablative singular
- nominative/vocative plural
References
- ^ Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 184.
- ^ Maung Tin (1920), The Student's Pali-English Dictionary, Rangoon: British Burma Press.