okāra

See also: okara

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀑𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ओकार (Devanagari script)
• ওকার (Bengali script)
• ඔකාර (Sinhalese script)
• ဩကာရ or ဢေႃၵႃရ (Burmese script)
• โอการ or โอการะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩰᨠᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ໂອກາຣ or ໂອກາຣະ (Lao script)
• ឲការ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄮𑄇𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

o- +‎ kāra

Noun

okāra m

1. folly, vanity

   kāmānaṃ ādīnavo okāro saṅkileso

   The danger, vanity and defilement of sensual pleasure

Usage notes

The word only occurs in the stock phrase quoted above.

Etymology 2

Possibly from Sanskrit ओकार (okāra). By surface analysis, translingual ඔ (o, the letter) +‎ kāra (term designating a letter or sound) etc.

Noun

okāra m

1. the letter 'o'

Declension

Declension table of "okāra" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	okāro	okārā
Accusative (second)	okāraṃ	okāre
Instrumental (third)	okārena	okārehi or okārebhi
Dative (fourth)	okārassa or okārāya or okāratthaṃ	okārānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	okārasmā or okāramhā or okārā	okārehi or okārebhi
Genitive (sixth)	okārassa	okārānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	okārasmiṃ or okāramhi or okāre	okāresu
Vocative (calling)	okāra	okārā

Synonyms

• o