mokkha

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀫𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀔 (Brahmi script)
  • मोक्ख (Devanagari script)
  • মোক্খ (Bengali script)
  • මොක‍්ඛ (Sinhalese script)
  • မောက္ခ or မေႃၵ္ၶ or မေႃၵ်ၶ (Burmese script)
  • โมกฺข or โมกขะ (Thai script)
  • ᨾᩮᩣᨠ᩠ᨡ (Tai Tham script)
  • ໂມກ຺ຂ or ໂມກຂະ (Lao script)
  • មោក្ខ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄟𑄮𑄇𑄴𑄈 (Chakma script)

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-
    Sanskrit मुच् (muc)
    Sanskrit मोक्ष् (mokṣ)
    Sanskrit -अ (-a)
    Sanskrit मोक्ष (mokṣa)
    Pali mokkha

    Inherited from Sanskrit मोक्ष (mokṣa). Cognate with Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑁄𑀔 (mokha /⁠mokkha⁠/).

    Noun

    mokkha m

    1. release, freedom, deliverance, liberation

    Declension

    Declension table of "mokkha" (masculine)
    Case \ NumberSingularPlural
    Nominative (first)mokkhomokkhā
    Accusative (second)mokkhaṃmokkhe
    Instrumental (third)mokkhenamokkhehi or mokkhebhi
    Dative (fourth)mokkhassa or mokkhāya or mokkhatthaṃmokkhānaṃ
    Ablative (fifth)mokkhasmā or mokkhamhā or mokkhāmokkhehi or mokkhebhi
    Genitive (sixth)mokkhassamokkhānaṃ
    Locative (seventh)mokkhasmiṃ or mokkhamhi or mokkhemokkhesu
    Vocative (calling)mokkhamokkhā

    References

    • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “mokkha”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 541
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mōkṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 597
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