sāvaka

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀸𑀯𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• सावक (Devanagari script)
• সাৰক (Bengali script)
• සාවක (Sinhalese script)
• သာဝက or သႃဝၵ (Burmese script)
• สาวก or สาวะกะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩣᩅᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ສາວກ or ສາວະກະ (Lao script)
• សាវក (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄂𑅇𑄇 (Chakma script)

Etymology

su (to hear) +‎ -aka; compare Sanskrit श्रावक (śrāvaka)

Noun

sāvaka m

1. disciple

Declension

Declension table of "sāvaka" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sāvako	sāvakā
Accusative (second)	sāvakaṃ	sāvake
Instrumental (third)	sāvakena	sāvakehi or sāvakebhi
Dative (fourth)	sāvakassa or sāvakāya or sāvakatthaṃ	sāvakānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sāvakasmā or sāvakamhā or sāvakā	sāvakehi or sāvakebhi
Genitive (sixth)	sāvakassa	sāvakānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sāvakasmiṃ or sāvakamhi or sāvake	sāvakesu
Vocative (calling)	sāvaka	sāvakā

Descendants

• → Khmer: សាវក (savkâ)
• → Northern Thai: ᩈᩣᩅᨠ
• → Northern Thai: สาวก
• → Thai: สาวก (sǎa-wók)
• → Burmese: သာဝက (sawa.ka.)
• → Shan: သႃႇဝၵႃႉ (sàa wǎ kâ̰a)

References

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