saṅkā

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀲𑀗𑁆𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • सङ्का (Devanagari script)
  • সঙ্কা (Bengali script)
  • සඞ‍්කා (Sinhalese script)
  • သင်္ကာ or သင်္ၵႃ or သင်ၵႃ (Burmese script)
  • สงฺกา or สังกา (Thai script)
  • ᩈᩘᨠᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ສງ຺ກາ or ສັງກາ (Lao script)
  • សង្កា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄥𑄋𑄴𑄇𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शङ्का (śaṅkā, “doubt”).

Noun

saṅkā f

  1. doubt, uncertainty, fear

Descendants

  • → Burmese: သင်္ကာ (sangka)

Further reading

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