pūjā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀧𑀽𑀚𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • पूजा (Devanagari script)
  • পূজা (Bengali script)
  • පූජා (Sinhalese script)
  • ပူဇာ or ပူၹႃ (Burmese script)
  • ปูชา (Thai script)
  • ᨷᩪᨩᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ປູຊາ (Lao script)
  • បូជា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄛𑄫𑄎𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā).

Noun

pūjā f

  1. veneration
  2. homage
  3. devotional offering

Declension

Declension table of "pūjā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)pūjāpūjāyo or pūjā
Accusative (second)pūjaṃpūjāyo or pūjā
Instrumental (third)pūjāyapūjāhi or pūjābhi
Dative (fourth)pūjāyapūjānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)pūjāyapūjāhi or pūjābhi
Genitive (sixth)pūjāyapūjānaṃ
Locative (seventh)pūjāya or pūjāyaṃpūjāsu
Vocative (calling)pūjepūjāyo or pūjā

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Khmer: បូជា (bouciə)
  • → Mon: ပူဇဴ
  • → Thai: บูชา (buu-chaa)

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “pūjā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

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