vaṇṇadāsī
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Pali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative scripts
- 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀤𑀸𑀲𑀻 (Brahmi script)
- वण्णदासी (Devanagari script)
- ৰণ্ণদাসী (Bengali script)
- වණ්ණදාසී (Sinhalese script)
- ဝဏ္ဏဒါသီ or ဝဏ္ဏဒါသဳ or ဝꧣ္ꧣၻႃသီ or ဝꧣ်ꧣၻႃသီ (Burmese script)
- วณฺณทาสี or วัณณะทาสี (Thai script)
- ᩅᨱ᩠ᨱᨴᩤᩈᩦ (Tai Tham script)
- ວຓ຺ຓທາສີ or ວັຓຓະທາສີ (Lao script)
- វណ្ណទាសី (Khmer script)
- 𑅇𑄕𑄴𑄕𑄘𑄂𑄥𑄩 (Chakma script)
Etymology
[edit]Tatpuruṣa compound of vaṇṇa (“beauty”) + dāsī (“slavess”), literally “slavess of beauty”.
Noun
[edit]vaṇṇadāsī f
- prostitute (woman who engages in sexual activity for payment)
- Synonym: vesiyā
Declension
[edit]Declension table of "vaṇṇadāsī" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | vaṇṇadāsī | vaṇṇadāsiyo or vaṇṇadāsī |
| Accusative (second) | vaṇṇadāsiṃ or vaṇṇadāsiyaṃ | vaṇṇadāsiyo or vaṇṇadāsī |
| Instrumental (third) | vaṇṇadāsiyā | vaṇṇadāsīhi or vaṇṇadāsībhi |
| Dative (fourth) | vaṇṇadāsiyā | vaṇṇadāsīnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | vaṇṇadāsiyā | vaṇṇadāsīhi or vaṇṇadāsībhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | vaṇṇadāsiyā | vaṇṇadāsīnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | vaṇṇadāsiyā or vaṇṇadāsiyaṃ | vaṇṇadāsīsu |
| Vocative (calling) | vaṇṇadāsi | vaṇṇadāsiyo or vaṇṇadāsī |