nighaṇḍu

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀦𑀺𑀖𑀡𑁆𑀟𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• निघण्डु (Devanagari script)
• নিঘণ্ডু (Bengali script)
• නිඝණ‍්ඩු (Sinhalese script)
• နိဃဏ္ဍု or ၼိꧠꧣ္ꩨု or ၼိꧠꧣ်ꩨု (Burmese script)
• นิฆณฺฑุ or นิฆัณฑุ (Thai script)
• ᨶᩥᨥᨱ᩠ᨯᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ນິຆຓ຺ຑຸ or ນິຆັຓຑຸ (Lao script)
• និឃណ្ឌុ (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄨𑄊𑄕𑄴𑄓𑄪 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Compare Sanskrit निघण्टु (nighaṇṭu).

Noun

nighaṇḍu m

1. a dictionary of synonyms

Declension

Declension table of "nighaṇḍu" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	nighaṇḍu	nighaṇḍavo or nighaṇḍū
Accusative (second)	nighaṇḍuṃ	nighaṇḍavo or nighaṇḍū
Instrumental (third)	nighaṇḍunā	nighaṇḍūhi or nighaṇḍūbhi
Dative (fourth)	nighaṇḍussa or nighaṇḍuno	nighaṇḍūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	nighaṇḍusmā or nighaṇḍumhā	nighaṇḍūhi or nighaṇḍūbhi
Genitive (sixth)	nighaṇḍussa or nighaṇḍuno	nighaṇḍūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	nighaṇḍusmiṃ or nighaṇḍumhi	nighaṇḍūsu
Vocative (calling)	nighaṇḍu	nighaṇḍave or nighaṇḍavo

References

Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 280.