vaṃsa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀯𑀁𑀲 (Brahmi script)
  • वंस (Devanagari script)
  • ৰংস (Bengali script)
  • වංස (Sinhalese script)
  • ဝံသ (Burmese script)
  • วํส or วังสะ (Thai script)
  • ᩅᩴᩈ (Tai Tham script)
  • ວໍສ or ວັງສະ (Lao script)
  • វំស (Khmer script)
  • 𑅇𑄁𑄥 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa).

Noun

vaṃsa m

  1. bamboo
  2. lineage
  3. race
  4. family
  5. dynasty
  6. history

Declension

Declension table of "vaṃsa" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)vaṃsovaṃsā
Accusative (second)vaṃsaṃvaṃse
Instrumental (third)vaṃsenavaṃsehi or vaṃsebhi
Dative (fourth)vaṃsassa or vaṃsāya or vaṃsatthaṃvaṃsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)vaṃsasmā or vaṃsamhā or vaṃsāvaṃsehi or vaṃsebhi
Genitive (sixth)vaṃsassavaṃsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)vaṃsasmiṃ or vaṃsamhi or vaṃsevaṃsesu
Vocative (calling)vaṃsavaṃsā

Descendants

  • → Malay: bangsa
  • → Burmese: ဝံသ (wamsa.)
  • → Khmer: វង្ស (vŭəng)
  • → Thai: วงศ์ (wong)

References

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