vīra

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vira"

Latvian

Noun

vīra m

  1. genitive singular of vīrs

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀯𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • वीर (Devanagari script)
  • ৰীর (Bengali script)
  • වීර (Sinhalese script)
  • ဝီရ or ဝဳရ (Burmese script)
  • วีร or วีระ (Thai script)
  • ᩅᩦᩁ (Tai Tham script)
  • ວີຣ or ວີຣະ (Lao script)
  • វីរ (Khmer script)
  • 𑅇𑄩𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit वीर (vīra).

Adjective

vīra

  1. brave; heroic

Noun

vīra m

  1. hero

Declension

Declension table of "vīra" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)vīrovīrā
Accusative (second)vīraṃvīre
Instrumental (third)vīrenavīrehi or vīrebhi
Dative (fourth)vīrassa or vīrāya or vīratthaṃvīrānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)vīrasmā or vīramhā or vīrāvīrehi or vīrebhi
Genitive (sixth)vīrassavīrānaṃ
Locative (seventh)vīrasmiṃ or vīramhi or vīrevīresu
Vocative (calling)vīravīrā

Descendants

  • Burmese: ဝီရ (wira.)
  • Khmer: វីរ (viirĕəʼ)
  • Lao: ວີລະ (wī la)
  • Thai: วีร (wii-rá-), พิร

References

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

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