kacchapa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀧 (Brahmi script)
• कच्छप (Devanagari script)
• কচ্ছপ (Bengali script)
• කච‍්ඡප (Sinhalese script)
• ကစ္ဆပ or ၵၸ္ꧡပ or ၵၸ်ꧡပ (Burmese script)
• กจฺฉป or กัจฉะปะ (Thai script)
• ᨠᨧ᩠ᨨᨷ (Tai Tham script)
• ກຈ຺ຉປ or ກັຈຉະປະ (Lao script)
• កច្ឆប (Khmer script)
• 𑄇𑄌𑄴𑄍𑄛 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit कच्छप (kacchapa). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯 (kacchava), Ardhamagadhi Prakrit 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀪 (kacchabha).

Noun

kacchapa m

1. tortoise, turtle

Declension

Declension table of "kacchapa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	kacchapo	kacchapā
Accusative (second)	kacchapaṃ	kacchape
Instrumental (third)	kacchapena	kacchapehi or kacchapebhi
Dative (fourth)	kacchapassa or kacchapāya or kacchapatthaṃ	kacchapānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	kacchapasmā or kacchapamhā or kacchapā	kacchapehi or kacchapebhi
Genitive (sixth)	kacchapassa	kacchapānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	kacchapasmiṃ or kacchapamhi or kacchape	kacchapesu
Vocative (calling)	kacchapa	kacchapā

References

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