meṇḍa

See also: menda, ménda, and mendą

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑁂𑀡𑁆𑀟 (Brahmi script)
• मेण्ड (Devanagari script)
• মেণ্ড (Bengali script)
• මෙණ‍්ඩ (Sinhalese script)
• မေဏ္ဍ or မေꧣ္ꩨ or မေꧣ်ꩨ (Burmese script)
• เมณฺฑ or เมณฑะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩮᨱ᩠ᨯ (Tai Tham script)
• ເມຓ຺ຑ or ເມຓຑະ (Lao script)
• មេណ្ឌ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄬𑄕𑄴𑄓 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *moysós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *mayšás

Sanskrit मे॒ष (meṣá)?

Sanskrit मेण्ढ (meṇḍha)

Pali meṇḍa

Inherited from Sanskrit मेण्ढ (meṇḍha), possibly from मे॒ष (meṣá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mayšás, from Proto-Indo-European *moysós.

Noun

meṇḍa m

1. ram, sheep

Declension

Declension table of "meṇḍa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	meṇḍo	meṇḍā
Accusative (second)	meṇḍaṃ	meṇḍe
Instrumental (third)	meṇḍena	meṇḍehi or meṇḍebhi
Dative (fourth)	meṇḍassa or meṇḍāya or meṇḍatthaṃ	meṇḍānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	meṇḍasmā or meṇḍamhā or meṇḍā	meṇḍehi or meṇḍebhi
Genitive (sixth)	meṇḍassa	meṇḍānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	meṇḍasmiṃ or meṇḍamhi or meṇḍe	meṇḍesu
Vocative (calling)	meṇḍa	meṇḍā

Related terms

• meṇḍaka m