kuñcikā
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- 𑀓𑀼𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- कुञ्चिका (Devanagari script)
- কুঞ্চিকা (Bengali script)
- කුඤ්චිකා (Sinhalese script)
- ကုဉ္စိကာ or ၵုၺ္ၸိၵႃ or ၵုၺ်ၸိၵႃ (Burmese script)
- กุญฺจิกา or กุญจิกา (Thai script)
- ᨠᩩᨬ᩠ᨧᩥᨠᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ກຸຎ຺ຈິກາ or ກຸຎຈິກາ (Lao script)
- កុញ្ចិកា (Khmer script)
- 𑄇𑄪𑄐𑄴𑄌𑄨𑄇𑄂 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका (kuñcikā).
Noun
kuñcikā f
- key (object designed to open and close a lock)
- Synonyms: apāpurana, tāḷa
Declension
Declension table of "kuñcikā" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | kuñcikā | kuñcikāyo or kuñcikā |
| Accusative (second) | kuñcikaṃ | kuñcikāyo or kuñcikā |
| Instrumental (third) | kuñcikāya | kuñcikāhi or kuñcikābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | kuñcikāya | kuñcikānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | kuñcikāya | kuñcikāhi or kuñcikābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | kuñcikāya | kuñcikānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | kuñcikāya or kuñcikāyaṃ | kuñcikāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | kuñcike | kuñcikāyo or kuñcikā |
Further reading
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “kuñcikā”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 219
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kuñcikā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 165