vajira

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀯𑀚𑀺𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• वजिर (Devanagari script)
• ৰজির (Bengali script)
• වජිර (Sinhalese script)
• ဝဇိရ or ဝၹိရ (Burmese script)
• วชิร or วะชิระ (Thai script)
• ᩅᨩᩥᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ວຊິຣ or ວະຊິຣະ (Lao script)
• វជិរ (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄎𑄨𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra).

Noun

vajira n

1. thunderbolt
2. diamond

Declension

Declension table of "vajira" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	vajiraṃ	vajirāni
Accusative (second)	vajiraṃ	vajirāni
Instrumental (third)	vajirena	vajirehi or vajirebhi
Dative (fourth)	vajirassa or vajirāya or vajiratthaṃ	vajirānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	vajirasmā or vajiramhā or vajirā	vajirehi or vajirebhi
Genitive (sixth)	vajirassa	vajirānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	vajirasmiṃ or vajiramhi or vajire	vajiresu
Vocative (calling)	vajira	vajirāni

Descendants

• → Burmese: စိန် (cin)
  • → Shan: ၸိင်ႇ (tsìng)
• → Thai: วิเชียร (wí-chiian)

References

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