sañjhā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀲𑀜𑁆𑀛𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • सञ्झा (Devanagari script)
  • সঞ্ঝা (Bengali script)
  • සඤ‍්ඣා (Sinhalese script)
  • သဉ္ဈာ or သဉ္ၛာ or သၺ္ꧢႃ or သၺ်ꧢႃ (Burmese script)
  • สญฺฌา or สัญฌา (Thai script)
  • ᩈᨬ᩠ᨫᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ສຎ຺ຌາ or ສັຎຌາ (Lao script)
  • សញ្ឈា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄥𑄐𑄴𑄏𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit संध्या (saṃdhyā́).[1] Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀛𑀸 (saṃjhā).

Noun

sañjhā f[2]

  1. evening

Descendants

  • → Khmer: សញ្ឈា (sɑñchiə)
  • → Malay: senja

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “saṁdhyāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “sañjhā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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