gāma

See also: gamma, gama, and gáma

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• गाम (Devanagari script)
• গাম (Bengali script)
• ගාම (Sinhalese script)
• ဂါမ or ၷႃမ (Burmese script)
• คาม or คามะ (Thai script)
• ᨣᩤᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ຄາມ or ຄາມະ (Lao script)
• គាម (Khmer script)
• 𑄉𑄂𑄟 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ग्राम (grā́ma), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *grā́mas. Cognate with Ashokan Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (gāma).

Noun

gāma m

1. village

Declension

Declension table of "gāma" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	gāmo	gāmā
Accusative (second)	gāmaṃ	gāme
Instrumental (third)	gāmena	gāmehi or gāmebhi
Dative (fourth)	gāmassa or gāmāya or gāmatthaṃ	gāmānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	gāmasmā or gāmamhā or gāmā	gāmehi or gāmebhi
Genitive (sixth)	gāmassa	gāmānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	gāmasmiṃ or gāmamhi or gāme	gāmesu
Vocative (calling)	gāma	gāmā

Derived terms

• mātugāma

Further reading

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