mahiṃsa
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- mahīsa (Latin script)
- 𑀫𑀳𑀻𑀲 (Brahmi script)
- महीस (Devanagari script)
- মহীস (Bengali script)
- මහීස (Sinhalese script)
- မဟီသ or မဟဳသ or မႁီသ (Burmese script)
- มหีส or มะหีสะ (Thai script)
- ᨾᩉᩦᩈ (Tai Tham script)
- ມຫີສ or ມະຫີສະ (Lao script)
- មហីស (Khmer script)
- 𑄟𑄦𑄩𑄥 (Chakma script)
Alternative scripts
- 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀲 (Brahmi script)
- महिंस (Devanagari script)
- মহিংস (Bengali script)
- මහිංස (Sinhalese script)
- မဟိံသ or မႁိံသ (Burmese script)
- มหิํส or มะหิงสะ (Thai script)
- ᨾᩉᩥᩴᩈ (Tai Tham script)
- ມຫິໍສ or ມະຫິງສະ (Lao script)
- មហិំស (Khmer script)
- 𑄟𑄦𑄨𑄁𑄥 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Although the simplest form suggests that these words are simply inherited from Sanskrit महिष (mahiṣa), the other forms suggest some compounding or contamination with the root is (“to have power”) as in īsa (“lord”).[1]
Noun
mahiṃsa m
- buffalo (Old World)
Declension
Declension table of "mahiṃsa" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | mahiṃso | mahiṃsā |
| Accusative (second) | mahiṃsaṃ | mahiṃse |
| Instrumental (third) | mahiṃsena | mahiṃsehi or mahiṃsebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | mahiṃsassa or mahiṃsāya or mahiṃsatthaṃ | mahiṃsānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | mahiṃsasmā or mahiṃsamhā or mahiṃsā | mahiṃsehi or mahiṃsebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | mahiṃsassa | mahiṃsānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | mahiṃsasmiṃ or mahiṃsamhi or mahiṃse | mahiṃsesu |
| Vocative (calling) | mahiṃsa | mahiṃsā |
References
- ^ Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “mahisa, mahīsa, mahiŋsa”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead