dāru

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀤𑀸𑀭𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• दारु (Devanagari script)
• দারু (Bengali script)
• දාරු (Sinhalese script)
• ဒါရု or ၻႃရု (Burmese script)
• ทารุ (Thai script)
• ᨴᩤᩁᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ທາຣຸ (Lao script)
• ទារុ (Khmer script)
• 𑄘𑄂𑄢𑄪 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दारु (dāru). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀤𑀸𑀭𑀼 (dāru).

Noun

dāru n

1. wood (natural hard substance from tree)

Declension

Declension table of "dāru" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	dāru	dārūni or dārū
Accusative (second)	dāruṃ	dārūni or dārū
Instrumental (third)	dārunā	dārūhi or dārūbhi
Dative (fourth)	dārussa or dāruno	dārūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	dārusmā or dārumhā	dārūhi or dārūbhi
Genitive (sixth)	dārussa or dāruno	dārūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	dārusmiṃ or dārumhi	dārūsu
Vocative (calling)	dāru	dārūni or dārū

Further reading

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “dāru”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 319
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dāˊru”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 361