chakana

Pali

Alternative forms

• chakaṇa

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• 𑀙𑀓𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• छकन (Devanagari script)
• ছকন (Bengali script)
• ඡකන (Sinhalese script)
• ဆကန or ꧡၵၼ (Burmese script)
• ฉกน or ฉะกะนะ (Thai script)
• ᨨᨠᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ຉກນ or ຉະກະນະ (Lao script)
• ឆកន (Khmer script)
• 𑄍𑄇𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From late Old Indo-Aryan *śakana- ~ *chakana-, a colloquial formation from Sanskrit शकन् (śakán), the oblique base of शकृत् (śákṛt, “dung”); see there for further etymology. Cognate with Prakrit 𑀙𑀕𑀡 (chagaṇa).

Noun

chakana n

1. dung

Declension

Declension table of "chakana" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	chakanaṃ	chakanāni
Accusative (second)	chakanaṃ	chakanāni
Instrumental (third)	chakanena	chakanehi or chakanebhi
Dative (fourth)	chakanassa or chakanāya or chakanatthaṃ	chakanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	chakanasmā or chakanamhā or chakanā	chakanehi or chakanebhi
Genitive (sixth)	chakanassa	chakanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	chakanasmiṃ or chakanamhi or chakane	chakanesu
Vocative (calling)	chakana	chakanāni

References

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

Quechua

Alternative forms

• chaka

Noun

chakana

1. cross, especially the Andean cross

Declension

declension of chakana

	singular	plural
nominative	chakana	chakanakuna
accusative	chakanata	chakanakunata
dative	chakanaman	chakanakunaman
genitive	chakanap	chakanakunap
locative	chakanapi	chakanakunapi
terminative	chakanakama	chakanakunakama
ablative	chakanamanta	chakanakunamanta
instrumental	chakanawan	chakanakunawan
comitative	chakanantin	chakanakunantin
abessive	chakanannaq	chakanakunannaq
comparative	chakanahina	chakanakunahina
causative	chakanarayku	chakanakunarayku
benefactive	chakanapaq	chakanakunapaq
associative	chakanapura	chakanakunapura
distributive	chakananka	chakanakunanka
exclusive	chakanalla	chakanakunalla

possessive forms of chakana

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	chakanay	chakanaykuna
accusative	chakanayta	chakanaykunata
dative	chakanayman	chakanaykunaman
genitive	chakanaypa	chakanaykunap
locative	chakanaypi	chakanaykunapi
terminative	chakanaykama	chakanaykunakama
ablative	chakanaymanta	chakanaykunamanta
instrumental	chakanaywan	chakanaykunawan
comitative	chakanaynintin	chakanaykunantin
abessive	chakanayninnaq	chakanaykunannaq
comparative	chakanayhina	chakanaykunahina
causative	chakanayrayku	chakanaykunarayku
benefactive	chakanaypaq	chakanaykunapaq
associative	chakanaypura	chakanaykunapura
distributive	chakanayninka	chakanaykunanka
exclusive	chakanaylla	chakanaykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	chakanayki	chakanaykikuna
accusative	chakanaykita	chakanaykikunata
dative	chakanaykiman	chakanaykikunaman
genitive	chakanaykipa	chakanaykikunap
locative	chakanaykipi	chakanaykikunapi
terminative	chakanaykikama	chakanaykikunakama
ablative	chakanaykimanta	chakanaykikunamanta
instrumental	chakanaykiwan	chakanaykikunawan
comitative	chakanaykintin	chakanaykikunantin
abessive	chakanaykinnaq	chakanaykikunannaq
comparative	chakanaykihina	chakanaykikunahina
causative	chakanaykirayku	chakanaykikunarayku
benefactive	chakanaykipaq	chakanaykikunapaq
associative	chakanaykipura	chakanaykikunapura
distributive	chakanaykinka	chakanaykikunanka
exclusive	chakanaykilla	chakanaykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	chakanan	chakanankuna
accusative	chakananta	chakanankunata
dative	chakananman	chakanankunaman
genitive	chakananpa	chakanankunap
locative	chakananpi	chakanankunapi
terminative	chakanankama	chakanankunakama
ablative	chakananmanta	chakanankunamanta
instrumental	chakananwan	chakanankunawan
comitative	chakananintin	chakanankunantin
abessive	chakananninnaq	chakanankunannaq
comparative	chakananhina	chakanankunahina
causative	chakananrayku	chakanankunarayku
benefactive	chakananpaq	chakanankunapaq
associative	chakananpura	chakanankunapura
distributive	chakananinka	chakanankunanka
exclusive	chakananlla	chakanankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	chakananchik	chakananchikkuna
accusative	chakananchikta	chakananchikkunata
dative	chakananchikman	chakananchikkunaman
genitive	chakananchikpa	chakananchikkunap
locative	chakananchikpi	chakananchikkunapi
terminative	chakananchikkama	chakananchikkunakama
ablative	chakananchikmanta	chakananchikkunamanta
instrumental	chakananchikwan	chakananchikkunawan
comitative	chakananchiknintin	chakananchikkunantin
abessive	chakananchikninnaq	chakananchikkunannaq
comparative	chakananchikhina	chakananchikkunahina
causative	chakananchikrayku	chakananchikkunarayku
benefactive	chakananchikpaq	chakananchikkunapaq
associative	chakananchikpura	chakananchikkunapura
distributive	chakananchikninka	chakananchikkunanka
exclusive	chakananchiklla	chakananchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	chakanayku	chakanaykukuna
accusative	chakanaykuta	chakanaykukunata
dative	chakanaykuman	chakanaykukunaman
genitive	chakanaykupa	chakanaykukunap
locative	chakanaykupi	chakanaykukunapi
terminative	chakanaykukama	chakanaykukunakama
ablative	chakanaykumanta	chakanaykukunamanta
instrumental	chakanaykuwan	chakanaykukunawan
comitative	chakanaykuntin	chakanaykukunantin
abessive	chakanaykunnaq	chakanaykukunannaq
comparative	chakanaykuhina	chakanaykukunahina
causative	chakanaykurayku	chakanaykukunarayku
benefactive	chakanaykupaq	chakanaykukunapaq
associative	chakanaykupura	chakanaykukunapura
distributive	chakanaykunka	chakanaykukunanka
exclusive	chakanaykulla	chakanaykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	chakanaykichik	chakanaykichikkuna
accusative	chakanaykichikta	chakanaykichikkunata
dative	chakanaykichikman	chakanaykichikkunaman
genitive	chakanaykichikpa	chakanaykichikkunap
locative	chakanaykichikpi	chakanaykichikkunapi
terminative	chakanaykichikkama	chakanaykichikkunakama
ablative	chakanaykichikmanta	chakanaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	chakanaykichikwan	chakanaykichikkunawan
comitative	chakanaykichiknintin	chakanaykichikkunantin
abessive	chakanaykichikninnaq	chakanaykichikkunannaq
comparative	chakanaykichikhina	chakanaykichikkunahina
causative	chakanaykichikrayku	chakanaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	chakanaykichikpaq	chakanaykichikkunapaq
associative	chakanaykichikpura	chakanaykichikkunapura
distributive	chakanaykichikninka	chakanaykichikkunanka
exclusive	chakanaykichiklla	chakanaykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	chakananku	chakanankukuna
accusative	chakanankuta	chakanankukunata
dative	chakanankuman	chakanankukunaman
genitive	chakanankupa	chakanankukunap
locative	chakanankupi	chakanankukunapi
terminative	chakanankukama	chakanankukunakama
ablative	chakanankumanta	chakanankukunamanta
instrumental	chakanankuwan	chakanankukunawan
comitative	chakanankuntin	chakanankukunantin
abessive	chakanankunnaq	chakanankukunannaq
comparative	chakanankuhina	chakanankukunahina
causative	chakanankurayku	chakanankukunarayku
benefactive	chakanankupaq	chakanankukunapaq
associative	chakanankupura	chakanankukunapura
distributive	chakanankunka	chakanankukunanka
exclusive	chakanankulla	chakanankukunalla