akkhi

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (Brahmi script)
  • अक्खि (Devanagari script)
  • অক্খি (Bengali script)
  • අක‍්ඛි (Sinhalese script)
  • အက္ခိ (Burmese script)
  • อกฺขิ or อักขิ (Thai script)
  • ᩋᨠ᩠ᨡᩥ (Tai Tham script)
  • ອກ຺ຂິ or ອັກຂິ (Lao script)
  • អក្ខិ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄃𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अक्षि (akṣi), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hákṣi, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hákši, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs (“eye”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-.

Noun

akkhi n

  1. eye
    Synonyms: cakkhu, nayana

Declension

Declension table of "akkhi" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)akkhiakkhīni or akkhī
Accusative (second)akkhiṃakkhīni or akkhī
Instrumental (third)akkhināakkhīhi or akkhībhi
Dative (fourth)akkhissa or akkhinoakkhīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)akkhismā or akkhimhāakkhīhi or akkhībhi
Genitive (sixth)akkhissa or akkhinoakkhīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)akkhismiṃ or akkhimhiakkhīsu
Vocative (calling)akkhiakkhīni or akkhī

Derived terms

  • ubbhatehi akkhihi (“with both eyes”)

References

  • M I (PTS p.383)
  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “akkhi”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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