yācaka

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀬𑀸𑀘𑀓 (Brahmi script)
  • याचक (Devanagari script)
  • যাচক (Bengali script)
  • යාචක (Sinhalese script)
  • ယာစက or ယႃၸၵ (Burmese script)
  • ยาจก or ยาจะกะ (Thai script)
  • ᨿᩣᨧᨠ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຍາຈກ or ຍາຈະກະ or ຢາຈະກະ (Lao script)
  • យាចក (Khmer script)
  • 𑄠𑄂𑄌𑄇 (Chakma script)

Etymology

yāca +‎ -ka. This and Sanskrit याचक (yācaka) appear to be parallel developments.

Noun

yācaka m

  1. beggar
    • saddho dāyako dānapati anāvaṭadvāro samaṇabrāhmaṇakapaṇaddhikavaṇibbakayācakānaṃ opānabhūto puññāni karoti
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
      Kūṭadantasuttaṃ

Declension

Declension table of "yācaka" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)yācakoyācakā
Accusative (second)yācakaṃyācake
Instrumental (third)yācakenayācakehi or yācakebhi
Dative (fourth)yācakassa or yācakāya or yācakatthaṃyācakānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)yācakasmā or yācakamhā or yācakāyācakehi or yācakebhi
Genitive (sixth)yācakassayācakānaṃ
Locative (seventh)yācakasmiṃ or yācakamhi or yācakeyācakesu
Vocative (calling)yācakayācakā

References

  • Concise Pali-English Dictionary by A.P. Buddhadatta Mahathera
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