nātha

See also: natha and nátha

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नाथ (nātha), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃neh₂- (“to help, support”).

Noun

nātha

  1. protector, refuge
  2. king, prince, ruler

Derived terms
  • manātha
  • bhaṭāra nātha

Descendants
  • → Balinese: ᬦᬵᬣ (nata)

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀦𑀸𑀣 (Brahmi script)
  • नाथ (Devanagari script)
  • নাথ (Bengali script)
  • නාථ (Sinhalese script)
  • နာထ or ၼႃထ (Burmese script)
  • นาถ or นาถะ (Thai script)
  • ᨶᩣᨳ (Tai Tham script)
  • ນາຖ or ນາຖະ (Lao script)
  • នាថ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄚𑄂𑄗 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit नाथ (nātha), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃neh₂- (“to help, support”).

Noun

nātha m

  1. protector

Declension
Declension table of "nātha" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)nāthonāthā
Accusative (second)nāthaṃnāthe
Instrumental (third)nāthenanāthehi or nāthebhi
Dative (fourth)nāthassa or nāthāya or nāthatthaṃnāthānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)nāthasmā or nāthamhā or nāthānāthehi or nāthebhi
Genitive (sixth)nāthassanāthānaṃ
Locative (seventh)nāthasmiṃ or nāthamhi or nāthenāthesu
Vocative (calling)nāthanāthā

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Khmer: នាថ (niət, “chief”)
  • Thai: นาถ (nâat, “protector”)
  • (disputed) Burmese: နတ် (nat), whence English: nat

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