pañha
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- 𑀧𑀜𑁆𑀳 (Brahmi script)
- पञ्ह (Devanagari script)
- পঞ্হ (Bengali script)
- පඤ්හ (Sinhalese script)
- ပဉှ or ပၺှ (Burmese script)
- ปญฺห or ปัญหะ (Thai script)
- ᨷᨬ᩠ᩉ (Tai Tham script)
- ປຎ຺ຫ or ປັຎຫະ (Lao script)
- បញ្ហ (Khmer script)
- 𑄛𑄐𑄴𑄦 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit प्रश्न (praśna). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀧𑀡𑁆𑀳 (paṇha).
Noun
pañha m
Declension
Declension table of "pañha" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | pañho | pañhā |
| Accusative (second) | pañhaṃ | pañhe |
| Instrumental (third) | pañhena | pañhehi or pañhebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | pañhassa or pañhāya or pañhatthaṃ | pañhānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | pañhasmā or pañhamhā or pañhā | pañhehi or pañhebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | pañhassa | pañhānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | pañhasmiṃ or pañhamhi or pañhe | pañhesu |
| Vocative (calling) | pañha | pañhā |
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “pañha”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 391
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pañha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 495