paññāpaka

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀜𑁆𑀜𑀸𑀧𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• पञ्ञापक (Devanagari script)
• পঞ্ঞাপক (Bengali script)
• පඤ‍්ඤාපක (Sinhalese script)
• ပညာပက or ပၺ္ၺႃပၵ or ပၺ်ၺႃပၵ (Burmese script)
• ปญฺญาปก or ปัญญาปะกะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᨬ᩠ᨬᩣᨷᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ປຎ຺ຎາປກ or ປັຎຎາປະກະ (Lao script)
• បញ្ញាបក (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄐𑄴𑄐𑄂𑄛𑄇 (Chakma script)

Etymology

paññāpeti (“to make known”) +‎ -aka

Adjective

paññāpaka

1. advising, assigning, appointing

Usage notes

The adjective is often used in nominal function.

Declension

Declension table of "paññāpaka" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	paññāpako	paññāpakā
Accusative (second)	paññāpakaṃ	paññāpake
Instrumental (third)	paññāpakena	paññāpakehi or paññāpakebhi
Dative (fourth)	paññāpakassa or paññāpakāya or paññāpakatthaṃ	paññāpakānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	paññāpakasmā or paññāpakamhā or paññāpakā	paññāpakehi or paññāpakebhi
Genitive (sixth)	paññāpakassa	paññāpakānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	paññāpakasmiṃ or paññāpakamhi or paññāpake	paññāpakesu
Vocative (calling)	paññāpaka	paññāpakā

Declension table of "paññāpaka" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	paññāpakaṃ	paññāpakāni
Accusative (second)	paññāpakaṃ	paññāpakāni
Instrumental (third)	paññāpakena	paññāpakehi or paññāpakebhi
Dative (fourth)	paññāpakassa or paññāpakāya or paññāpakatthaṃ	paññāpakānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	paññāpakasmā or paññāpakamhā or paññāpakā	paññāpakehi or paññāpakebhi
Genitive (sixth)	paññāpakassa	paññāpakānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	paññāpakasmiṃ or paññāpakamhi or paññāpake	paññāpakesu
Vocative (calling)	paññāpaka	paññāpakāni

Derived terms

senāsanapaññāpaka

References

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