palāsa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀧𑀮𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• पलास (Devanagari script)
• পলাস (Bengali script)
• පලාස (Sinhalese script)
• ပလာသ or ပလႃသ (Burmese script)
• ปลาส or ปะลาสะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᩃᩣᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ປລາສ or ປະລາສະ (Lao script)
• បលាស (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄣𑄂𑄥 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit leaf, foliage; bastard teak

Noun

palāsa m or n

1. leaf

Declension

Declension table of "palāsa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular
Nominative (first)	palāso
Accusative (second)	palāsaṃ
Instrumental (third)	palāsena
Dative (fourth)	palāsassa or palāsāya or palāsatthaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	palāsasmā or palāsamhā or palāsā
Genitive (sixth)	palāsassa
Locative (seventh)	palāsasmiṃ or palāsamhi or palāse
Vocative (calling)	palāsa

Declension table of "palāsa" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	palāsaṃ	palāsāni
Accusative (second)	palāsaṃ	palāsāni
Instrumental (third)	palāsena	palāsehi or palāsebhi
Dative (fourth)	palāsassa or palāsāya or palāsatthaṃ	palāsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	palāsasmā or palāsamhā or palāsā	palāsehi or palāsebhi
Genitive (sixth)	palāsassa	palāsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	palāsasmiṃ or palāsamhi or palāse	palāsesu
Vocative (calling)	palāsa	palāsāni

The wording in the PTS implies that the masculine plural is not used for 'leaves' or 'foliage'.

Noun

palāsa n

1. foliage

Declension

Declension table of "palāsa" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular
Nominative (first)	palāsaṃ
Accusative (second)	palāsaṃ
Instrumental (third)	palāsena
Dative (fourth)	palāsassa or palāsāya or palāsatthaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	palāsasmā or palāsamhā or palāsā
Genitive (sixth)	palāsassa
Locative (seventh)	palāsasmiṃ or palāsamhi or palāse
Vocative (calling)	palāsa

Noun

palāsa m

1. bastard teak, i.e. Butea monosperma, formerly known as Butea frondosa

Declension

Declension table of "palāsa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	palāso	palāsā
Accusative (second)	palāsaṃ	palāse
Instrumental (third)	palāsena	palāsehi or palāsebhi
Dative (fourth)	palāsassa or palāsāya or palāsatthaṃ	palāsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	palāsasmā or palāsamhā or palāsā	palāsehi or palāsebhi
Genitive (sixth)	palāsassa	palāsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	palāsasmiṃ or palāsamhi or palāse	palāsesu
Vocative (calling)	palāsa	palāsā

Adjective

palāsa

1. green

Declension

Declension table of "palāsa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	palāso	palāsā
Accusative (second)	palāsaṃ	palāse
Instrumental (third)	palāsena	palāsehi or palāsebhi
Dative (fourth)	palāsassa or palāsāya or palāsatthaṃ	palāsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	palāsasmā or palāsamhā or palāsā	palāsehi or palāsebhi
Genitive (sixth)	palāsassa	palāsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	palāsasmiṃ or palāsamhi or palāse	palāsesu
Vocative (calling)	palāsa	palāsā

Declension table of "palāsa" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	palāsaṃ	palāsāni
Accusative (second)	palāsaṃ	palāsāni
Instrumental (third)	palāsena	palāsehi or palāsebhi
Dative (fourth)	palāsassa or palāsāya or palāsatthaṃ	palāsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	palāsasmā or palāsamhā or palāsā	palāsehi or palāsebhi
Genitive (sixth)	palāsassa	palāsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	palāsasmiṃ or palāsamhi or palāse	palāsesu
Vocative (calling)	palāsa	palāsāni

Etymology 2

Noun

palāsa m

1. Alternative form of paḷāsa (“mercilessness”)

Declension

Declension table of "palāsa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	palāso	palāsā
Accusative (second)	palāsaṃ	palāse
Instrumental (third)	palāsena	palāsehi or palāsebhi
Dative (fourth)	palāsassa or palāsāya or palāsatthaṃ	palāsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	palāsasmā or palāsamhā or palāsā	palāsehi or palāsebhi
Genitive (sixth)	palāsassa	palāsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	palāsasmiṃ or palāsamhi or palāse	palāsesu
Vocative (calling)	palāsa	palāsā