salabha

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀮𑀪 (Brahmi script)
• सलभ (Devanagari script)
• সলভ (Bengali script)
• සලභ (Sinhalese script)
• သလဘ or သလꧤ (Burmese script)
• สลภ or สะละภะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩃᨽ (Tai Tham script)
• ສລຠ or ສະລະຠະ (Lao script)
• សលភ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄣𑄞 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शलभ (śalabha). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀲𑀮𑀪 (salabha), 𑀲𑀮𑀳 (salaha).

Noun

salabha m

1. moth

Declension

Declension table of "salabha" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	salabho	salabhā
Accusative (second)	salabhaṃ	salabhe
Instrumental (third)	salabhena	salabhehi or salabhebhi
Dative (fourth)	salabhassa or salabhāya or salabhatthaṃ	salabhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	salabhasmā or salabhamhā or salabhā	salabhehi or salabhebhi
Genitive (sixth)	salabhassa	salabhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	salabhasmiṃ or salabhamhi or salabhe	salabhesu
Vocative (calling)	salabha	salabhā

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “salabha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 715
• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “salabha”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 698