saṅkha
See also: sankha
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- 𑀲𑀗𑁆𑀔 (Brahmi script)
- सङ्ख (Devanagari script)
- সঙ্খ (Bengali script)
- සඞ්ඛ (Sinhalese script)
- သင်္ခ or သင်္ၶ or သင်ၶ (Burmese script)
- สงฺข or สังขะ (Thai script)
- ᩈᩘᨡ (Tai Tham script)
- ສງ຺ຂ or ສັງຂະ (Lao script)
- សង្ខ (Khmer script)
- 𑄥𑄋𑄴𑄈 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Compare Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkha).
Noun
saṅkha m or n
Declension
Declension table of "saṅkha" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | saṅkho | saṅkhā |
| Accusative (second) | saṅkhaṃ | saṅkhe |
| Instrumental (third) | saṅkhena | saṅkhehi or saṅkhebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | saṅkhassa or saṅkhāya or saṅkhatthaṃ | saṅkhānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | saṅkhasmā or saṅkhamhā or saṅkhā | saṅkhehi or saṅkhebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | saṅkhassa | saṅkhānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | saṅkhasmiṃ or saṅkhamhi or saṅkhe | saṅkhesu |
| Vocative (calling) | saṅkha | saṅkhā |
When the gender is neuter, the nominative, vocative and accusative are somewhat different:
Declension table of "saṅkha" (neuter)
References
Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 456.