chanda
Pali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative scripts
Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Sanskrit छन्द (chanda).
Noun
[edit]chanda m[1]
- impulse, will, wish
Declension
[edit]Declension table of "chanda" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | chando | chandā |
| Accusative (second) | chandaṃ | chande |
| Instrumental (third) | chandena | chandehi or chandebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | chandassa or chandāya or chandatthaṃ | chandānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | chandasmā or chandamhā or chandā | chandehi or chandebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | chandassa | chandānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | chandasmiṃ or chandamhi or chande | chandesu |
| Vocative (calling) | chanda | chandā |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 104.
Swahili
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]chanda class VII (plural vyanda class VIII)