pakkhin
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- पक्खिन् (Devanagari script)
- পক্খিন্ (Bengali script)
- පක්ඛින් (Sinhalese script)
- ပက္ခိန် or ပၵ္ၶိၼ် or ပၵ်ၶိၼ် (Burmese script)
- ปกฺขินฺ or ปักขิน (Thai script)
- ᨷᨠ᩠ᨡᩥᨶ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
- ປກ຺ຂິນ຺ or ປັກຂິນ (Lao script)
- បក្ខិន៑ (Khmer script)
- 𑄛𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄨𑄚𑄴 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit पक्षिन् (pakṣín). By surface analysis, pakkha + -i.
Noun
pakkhin m
Declension
Declension table of "pakkhin" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | pakkhī | pakkhino or pakkhī |
| Accusative (second) | pakkhiṃ or pakkhinaṃ | pakkhino or pakkhī |
| Instrumental (third) | pakkhinā | pakkhīhi or pakkhībhi |
| Dative (fourth) | pakkhissa or pakkhino | pakkhīnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | pakkhismā or pakkhimhā | pakkhīhi or pakkhībhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | pakkhissa or pakkhino | pakkhīnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | pakkhismiṃ or pakkhimhi | pakkhīsu |
| Vocative (calling) | pakkhi | pakkhino or pakkhī |
Adjective
pakkhin
Declension
Declension table of "pakkhin" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | pakkhī | pakkhino or pakkhī |
| Accusative (second) | pakkhiṃ or pakkhinaṃ | pakkhino or pakkhī |
| Instrumental (third) | pakkhinā | pakkhīhi or pakkhībhi |
| Dative (fourth) | pakkhissa or pakkhino | pakkhīnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | pakkhismā or pakkhimhā | pakkhīhi or pakkhībhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | pakkhissa or pakkhino | pakkhīnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | pakkhismiṃ or pakkhimhi | pakkhīsu |
| Vocative (calling) | pakkhi | pakkhino or pakkhī |
Declension table of "pakkhinī" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | pakkhinī | pakkhiniyo or pakkhinī |
| Accusative (second) | pakkhiniṃ or pakkhiniyaṃ | pakkhiniyo or pakkhinī |
| Instrumental (third) | pakkhiniyā | pakkhinīhi or pakkhinībhi |
| Dative (fourth) | pakkhiniyā | pakkhinīnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | pakkhiniyā | pakkhinīhi or pakkhinībhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | pakkhiniyā | pakkhinīnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | pakkhiniyā or pakkhiniyaṃ | pakkhinīsu |
| Vocative (calling) | pakkhini | pakkhiniyo or pakkhinī |
Declension table of "pakkhin" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | pakkhi | pakkhīni or pakkhī |
| Accusative (second) | pakkhiṃ | pakkhīni or pakkhī |
| Instrumental (third) | pakkhinā | pakkhīhi or pakkhībhi |
| Dative (fourth) | pakkhissa or pakkhino | pakkhīnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | pakkhismā or pakkhimhā | pakkhīhi or pakkhībhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | pakkhissa or pakkhino | pakkhīnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | pakkhismiṃ or pakkhimhi | pakkhīsu |
| Vocative (calling) | pakkhi | pakkhīni or pakkhī |
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “pakkhin”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 381
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pakṣín”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 430