ᩈᩮᨶᩣ

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• senā (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑁂𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• सेना (Devanagari script)
• সেনা (Bengali script)
• සෙනා (Sinhalese script)
• သေနာ or သေၼႃ (Burmese script)
• เสนา (Thai script)
• ເສນາ (Lao script)
• សេនា (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄬𑄚𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Noun

ᩈᩮᨶᩣ f

1. Tai Tham script form of senā (“army”)
   • 1943, Phaya Luang Maha Sena (Phouy), Learn fast to read Tham characters in Pali Texts‎^[1], 2nd edition (PDF; overall work in Lao), Buddhist Institute, archived from the original on 4 April 2016, page 24:

     ᨿᩮᩣ ᩈᨶ᩠ᨶᩥᩈᩥᨶ᩠ᨶᩮᩣ ᩅᩁᨻᩮᩣᨵᩥᨾᩪᩃᩮ ᨾᩣᩁᩴ ᩈᩈᩮᨶᩴ ᨾᩉᨲᩥᩴ ᩅᩥᨩᩮᨿ᩠ᨿᩮᩣ*

     yo sannisinno varabodhimūle māraṃ sasenaṃ mahatiṃ vijeyyo*
     * Translated as though vijeyya

     Settled at the Sacred Bodhi’s root, he vanquished Mara and his mighty army.

Declension

Declension table of "ᩈᩮᨶᩣ" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ᩈᩮᨶᩣ (senā)	ᩈᩮᨶᩣᨿᩮᩣ (senāyo) or ᩈᩮᨶᩣ (senā)
Accusative (second)	ᩈᩮᨶᩴ (senaṃ)	ᩈᩮᨶᩣᨿᩮᩣ (senāyo) or ᩈᩮᨶᩣ (senā)
Instrumental (third)	ᩈᩮᨶᩣᨿ (senāya)	ᩈᩮᨶᩣᩉᩥ (senāhi) or ᩈᩮᨶᩣᨽᩥ (senābhi)
Dative (fourth)	ᩈᩮᨶᩣᨿ (senāya)	ᩈᩮᨶᩣᨶᩴ (senānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	ᩈᩮᨶᩣᨿ (senāya)	ᩈᩮᨶᩣᩉᩥ (senāhi) or ᩈᩮᨶᩣᨽᩥ (senābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	ᩈᩮᨶᩣᨿ (senāya)	ᩈᩮᨶᩣᨶᩴ (senānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	ᩈᩮᨶᩣᨿ (senāya) or ᩈᩮᨶᩣᨿᩴ (senāyaṃ)	ᩈᩮᨶᩣᩈᩩ (senāsu)
Vocative (calling)	ᩈᩮᨶᩮ (sene)	ᩈᩮᨶᩣᨿᩮᩣ (senāyo) or ᩈᩮᨶᩣ (senā)

Etymology 2

Noun

ᩈᩮᨶᩣ

1. Tai Tham script form of senā, ablative singular & nominative/vocative plural of ᩈᩮᨶ (sena, “hawk”)