kumbhakāra
Pali
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit कुम्भकार (kumbhakāra). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀪𑀆𑀭 (kuṃbhaāra), 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀪𑀸𑀭 (kuṃbhāra). By surface analysis, kumbha + -kāra.
Noun
[edit]kumbhakāra m
Declension
[edit]Declension table of "kumbhakāra" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | kumbhakāro | kumbhakārā |
| Accusative (second) | kumbhakāraṃ | kumbhakāre |
| Instrumental (third) | kumbhakārena | kumbhakārehi or kumbhakārebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | kumbhakārassa or kumbhakārāya or kumbhakāratthaṃ | kumbhakārānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | kumbhakārasmā or kumbhakāramhā or kumbhakārā | kumbhakārehi or kumbhakārebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | kumbhakārassa | kumbhakārānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | kumbhakārasmiṃ or kumbhakāramhi or kumbhakāre | kumbhakāresu |
| Vocative (calling) | kumbhakāra | kumbhakārā |
References
[edit]- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “kumbha-kāra”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 222
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kumbhakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 171