godhā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀕𑁄𑀥𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• गोधा (Devanagari script)
• গোধা (Bengali script)
• ගොධා (Sinhalese script)
• ဂေါဓာ or ၷေႃꩪႃ (Burmese script)
• โคธา (Thai script)
• ᨣᩮᩤᨵᩤ (Tai Tham script)
• ໂຄຘາ (Lao script)
• គោធា (Khmer script)
• 𑄉𑄮𑄙𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गोधा (godhā).

Noun

godhā f

1. a kind of a large lizard
2. monitor lizard
   • 1937, A.P. Buddhadatta, New Pali Course (Part I), Key to Exercise 11:

     Kaññāyo godhaṃ sakkharāhi pahariṃsu.

     The girls struck the iguana with gravel.

     (Hearsay quote for now)

Declension

Declension table of "godhā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	godhā	godhāyo or godhā
Accusative (second)	godhaṃ	godhāyo or godhā
Instrumental (third)	godhāya	godhāhi or godhābhi
Dative (fourth)	godhāya	godhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	godhāya	godhāhi or godhābhi
Genitive (sixth)	godhāya	godhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	godhāya or godhāyaṃ	godhāsu
Vocative (calling)	godhe	godhāyo or godhā

Further reading

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