lavaṅga

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀮𑀯𑀗𑁆𑀕 (Brahmi script)
• लवङ्ग (Devanagari script)
• লৰঙ্গ (Bengali script)
• ලවඞ‍්ග (Sinhalese script)
• လဝင်္ဂ or လဝင်္ၷ or လဝင်ၷ (Burmese script)
• ลวงฺค or ละวังคะ (Thai script)
• ᩃᩅᩘᨣ (Tai Tham script)
• ລວງ຺ຄ or ລະວັງຄະ (Lao script)
• លវង្គ (Khmer script)
• 𑄣𑅇𑄋𑄴𑄉 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लवङ्ग (lavaṅga), from Malayo-Polynesian. Cognate with Prakrit लवंग / 𑀮𑀯𑀁𑀕 (lavaṃga).

Noun

lavaṅga n

1. clove

Declension

Declension table of "lavaṅga" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	lavaṅgaṃ	lavaṅgāni
Accusative (second)	lavaṅgaṃ	lavaṅgāni
Instrumental (third)	lavaṅgena	lavaṅgehi or lavaṅgebhi
Dative (fourth)	lavaṅgassa or lavaṅgāya or lavaṅgatthaṃ	lavaṅgānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	lavaṅgasmā or lavaṅgamhā or lavaṅgā	lavaṅgehi or lavaṅgebhi
Genitive (sixth)	lavaṅgassa	lavaṅgānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	lavaṅgasmiṃ or lavaṅgamhi or lavaṅge	lavaṅgesu
Vocative (calling)	lavaṅga	lavaṅgāni

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lavaṅga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 637