makāra

See also: makara, Makara, and mäkärä

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• मकार (Devanagari script)
• মকার (Bengali script)
• මකාර (Sinhalese script)
• မကာရ or မၵႃရ (Burmese script)
• มการ or มะการะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᨠᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ມກາຣ or ມະກາຣະ (Lao script)
• មការ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄇𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit मकार (makāra). By surface analysis, translingual ම (the letter) +‎ kāra (term designating a letter or sound) etc.

Noun

makāra m

1. the letter 'm'

Declension

Declension table of "makāra" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	makāro	makārā
Accusative (second)	makāraṃ	makāre
Instrumental (third)	makārena	makārehi or makārebhi
Dative (fourth)	makārassa or makārāya or makāratthaṃ	makārānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	makārasmā or makāramhā or makārā	makārehi or makārebhi
Genitive (sixth)	makārassa	makārānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	makārasmiṃ or makāramhi or makāre	makāresu
Vocative (calling)	makāra	makārā