pallaṅka
Pali
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- 𑀧𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀗𑁆𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- पल्लङ्क (Devanagari script)
- পল্লঙ্ক (Bengali script)
- පල්ලඞ්ක (Sinhalese script)
- ပလ္လင်္က or ပလ္လင်္ၵ or ပလ်လင်ၵ (Burmese script)
- ปลฺลงฺก or ปัลลังกะ (Thai script)
- ᨷᩃᩖᩘᨠ (Tai Tham script)
- ປລ຺ລງ຺ກ or ປັລລັງກະ (Lao script)
- បល្លង្ក (Khmer script)
- 𑄛𑄣𑄳𑄣𑄋𑄴𑄇 (Chakma script)
Etymology
From Sanskrit पर्यङ्क (paryaṅka, “couch, palanquin”).
Noun
pallaṅka m
Declension
Declension table of "pallaṅka" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | pallaṅko | pallaṅkā |
| Accusative (second) | pallaṅkaṃ | pallaṅke |
| Instrumental (third) | pallaṅkena | pallaṅkehi or pallaṅkebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | pallaṅkassa or pallaṅkāya or pallaṅkatthaṃ | pallaṅkānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | pallaṅkasmā or pallaṅkamhā or pallaṅkā | pallaṅkehi or pallaṅkebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | pallaṅkassa | pallaṅkānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | pallaṅkasmiṃ or pallaṅkamhi or pallaṅke | pallaṅkesu |
| Vocative (calling) | pallaṅka | pallaṅkā |
Descendants
- → Burmese: ပလ္လင် (pallang)
- → Khmer: បល្លង្ក (pallang)
- → Lao: ບັນລັງ (ban lang)
- → Thai: บัลลังก์ (ban-lang)
Further reading
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “pallanka”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead