nakkhatta

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀦𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀢𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• नक्खत्त (Devanagari script)
• নক্খত্ত (Bengali script)
• නක‍්ඛත‍්ත (Sinhalese script)
• နက္ခတ္တ or ၼၵ္ၶတ္တ or ၼၵ်ၶတ်တ (Burmese script)
• นกฺขตฺต or นักขัตตะ (Thai script)
• ᨶᨠ᩠ᨡᨲ᩠ᨲ (Tai Tham script)
• ນກ຺ຂຕ຺ຕ or ນັກຂັຕຕະ (Lao script)
• នក្ខត្ត (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄖𑄴𑄖 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit नक्षत्र (nakṣatra).

Noun

nakkhatta n

1. constellation (esp. lunar mansion)
2. celebration

Declension

Declension table of "nakkhatta" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	nakkhattaṃ	nakkhattāni
Accusative (second)	nakkhattaṃ	nakkhattāni
Instrumental (third)	nakkhattena	nakkhattehi or nakkhattebhi
Dative (fourth)	nakkhattassa or nakkhattāya or nakkhattatthaṃ	nakkhattānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	nakkhattasmā or nakkhattamhā or nakkhattā	nakkhattehi or nakkhattebhi
Genitive (sixth)	nakkhattassa	nakkhattānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	nakkhattasmiṃ or nakkhattamhi or nakkhatte	nakkhattesu
Vocative (calling)	nakkhatta	nakkhattāni

References

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