pariṇāyaka

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀭𑀺𑀡𑀸𑀬𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• परिणायक (Devanagari script)
• পরিণাযক (Bengali script)
• පරිණායක (Sinhalese script)
• ပရိဏာယက or ပရိꧣႃယၵ (Burmese script)
• ปริณายก or ปะริณายะกะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᩁᩥᨱᩣᨿᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ປຣິຓາຍກ or ປະຣິຓາຍະກະ (Lao script)
• បរិណាយក (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄢𑄨𑄕𑄂𑄠𑄇 (Chakma script)

Etymology

pari- (“around”) +‎ ni (“to lead”) +‎ -a +‎ -ka. The elements from which this word is built may be grouped in several ways, e.g. pari +‎ nāyaka or derived from pariṇeti as nāyaka is derived from neti.

Noun

pariṇāyaka m

1. leader, guide, adviser

Declension

Declension table of "pariṇāyaka" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	pariṇāyako	pariṇāyakā
Accusative (second)	pariṇāyakaṃ	pariṇāyake
Instrumental (third)	pariṇāyakena	pariṇāyakehi or pariṇāyakebhi
Dative (fourth)	pariṇāyakassa or pariṇāyakāya or pariṇāyakatthaṃ	pariṇāyakānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	pariṇāyakasmā or pariṇāyakamhā or pariṇāyakā	pariṇāyakehi or pariṇāyakebhi
Genitive (sixth)	pariṇāyakassa	pariṇāyakānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	pariṇāyakasmiṃ or pariṇāyakamhi or pariṇāyake	pariṇāyakesu
Vocative (calling)	pariṇāyaka	pariṇāyakā

References

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