veṇu

See also: venu, věnu, and vēnu

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀯𑁂𑀡𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• वेणु (Devanagari script)
• ৰেণু (Bengali script)
• වෙණු (Sinhalese script)
• ဝေဏု or ဝေꧣု (Burmese script)
• เวณุ (Thai script)
• ᩅᩮᨱᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ເວຓຸ (Lao script)
• វេណុ (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄬𑄕𑄪 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वेणु (veṇu). Doublet of veḷu.

Noun

veṇu m

1. bamboo

Declension

Declension table of "veṇu" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	veṇu	veṇavo or veṇū
Accusative (second)	veṇuṃ	veṇavo or veṇū
Instrumental (third)	veṇunā	veṇūhi or veṇūbhi
Dative (fourth)	veṇussa or veṇuno	veṇūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	veṇusmā or veṇumhā	veṇūhi or veṇūbhi
Genitive (sixth)	veṇussa or veṇuno	veṇūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	veṇusmiṃ or veṇumhi	veṇūsu
Vocative (calling)	veṇu	veṇave or veṇavo

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “veṇu”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
• Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 563.