kusala

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कुशल (kuśala). Coined by Indonesian linguist Anton Moedardo Moeliono in 2007.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kuˈsala]
• Hyphenation: ku‧sa‧la

Noun

kusala (plural kusala-kusala) kusala

1. reward for extraordinary achievement.

Further reading

• “kusala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀓𑀼𑀲𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• कुसल (Devanagari script)
• কুসল (Bengali script)
• කුසල (Sinhalese script)
• ကုသလ or ၵုသလ (Burmese script)
• กุสล or กุสะละ (Thai script)
• ᨠᩩᩈᩃ (Tai Tham script)
• ກຸສລ or ກຸສະລະ (Lao script)
• កុសល (Khmer script)
• 𑄇𑄪𑄥𑄣 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कुशल (kuśala, adjective).

Adjective

kusala

1. clever
2. (morally) correct

Declension

Declension table of "kusala" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	kusalo	kusalā
Accusative (second)	kusalaṃ	kusale
Instrumental (third)	kusalena	kusalehi or kusalebhi
Dative (fourth)	kusalassa or kusalāya or kusalatthaṃ	kusalānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	kusalasmā or kusalamhā or kusalā	kusalehi or kusalebhi
Genitive (sixth)	kusalassa	kusalānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	kusalasmiṃ or kusalamhi or kusale	kusalesu
Vocative (calling)	kusala	kusalā

Declension table of "kusalā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	kusalā	kusalāyo or kusalā
Accusative (second)	kusalaṃ	kusalāyo or kusalā
Instrumental (third)	kusalāya	kusalāhi or kusalābhi
Dative (fourth)	kusalāya	kusalānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	kusalāya	kusalāhi or kusalābhi
Genitive (sixth)	kusalāya	kusalānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	kusalāya or kusalāyaṃ	kusalāsu
Vocative (calling)	kusale	kusalāyo or kusalā

Declension table of "kusala" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	kusalaṃ	kusalāni
Accusative (second)	kusalaṃ	kusalāni
Instrumental (third)	kusalena	kusalehi or kusalebhi
Dative (fourth)	kusalassa or kusalāya or kusalatthaṃ	kusalānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	kusalasmā or kusalamhā or kusalā	kusalehi or kusalebhi
Genitive (sixth)	kusalassa	kusalānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	kusalasmiṃ or kusalamhi or kusale	kusalesu
Vocative (calling)	kusala	kusalāni

Noun

kusala n

1. good action
2. merit
3. virtue

Declension

As the neuter of the adjective.

References

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

Sango

Noun

kusala

1. work