suvaṇṇakāra

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀼𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• सुवण्णकार (Devanagari script)
• সুৰণ্ণকার (Bengali script)
• සුවණ‍්ණකාර (Sinhalese script)
• သုဝဏ္ဏကာရ or သုဝꧣ္ꧣၵႃရ or သုဝꧣ်ꧣၵႃရ (Burmese script)
• สุวณฺณการ or สุวัณณะการะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩩᩅᨱ᩠ᨱᨠᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ສຸວຓ຺ຓກາຣ or ສຸວັຓຓະກາຣະ (Lao script)
• សុវណ្ណការ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄪𑅇𑄕𑄴𑄕𑄇𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सुवर्णकार (suvarṇakāra). By surface analysis, suvaṇṇa +‎ -kāra. Cognate with Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀆𑀭 (suvaṇṇaāra), 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀆𑀭 (suṇṇaāra), 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀭 (suṇṇāra).

Noun

suvaṇṇakāra m

1. goldsmith

Declension

Declension table of "suvaṇṇakāra" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	suvaṇṇakāro	suvaṇṇakārā
Accusative (second)	suvaṇṇakāraṃ	suvaṇṇakāre
Instrumental (third)	suvaṇṇakārena	suvaṇṇakārehi or suvaṇṇakārebhi
Dative (fourth)	suvaṇṇakārassa or suvaṇṇakārāya or suvaṇṇakāratthaṃ	suvaṇṇakārānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	suvaṇṇakārasmā or suvaṇṇakāramhā or suvaṇṇakārā	suvaṇṇakārehi or suvaṇṇakārebhi
Genitive (sixth)	suvaṇṇakārassa	suvaṇṇakārānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	suvaṇṇakārasmiṃ or suvaṇṇakāramhi or suvaṇṇakāre	suvaṇṇakāresu
Vocative (calling)	suvaṇṇakāra	suvaṇṇakārā

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “suvaṇṇakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 779
• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “suvaṇṇakāra”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 720