madhukara

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑀥𑀼𑀓𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• मधुकर (Devanagari script)
• মধুকর (Bengali script)
• මධුකර (Sinhalese script)
• မဓုကရ or မꩪုၵရ (Burmese script)
• มธุกร or มะธุกะระ (Thai script)
• ᨾᨵᩩᨠᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຘຸກຣ or ມະຘຸກະຣະ (Lao script)
• មធុករ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄙𑄪𑄇𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मधुकर (madhukara). Morphologically madhu +‎ -kara, literally “honey-maker”.

Noun

madhukara m

1. bee

Declension

Declension table of "madhukara" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	madhukaro	madhukarā
Accusative (second)	madhukaraṃ	madhukare
Instrumental (third)	madhukarena	madhukarehi or madhukarebhi
Dative (fourth)	madhukarassa or madhukarāya or madhukaratthaṃ	madhukarānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	madhukarasmā or madhukaramhā or madhukarā	madhukarehi or madhukarebhi
Genitive (sixth)	madhukarassa	madhukarānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	madhukarasmiṃ or madhukaramhi or madhukare	madhukaresu
Vocative (calling)	madhukara	madhukarā

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “madhukara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “madhu”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead