andhakāra

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀅𑀦𑁆𑀥𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • अन्धकार (Devanagari script)
  • অন্ধকার (Bengali script)
  • අන්‍ධකාර (Sinhalese script)
  • အန္ဓကာရ or ဢၼ္ꩪၵႃရ or ဢၼ်ꩪၵႃရ (Burmese script)
  • อนฺธการ or อันธะการะ (Thai script)
  • ᩋᨶ᩠ᨵᨠᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
  • ອນ຺ຘກາຣ or ອັນຘະກາຣະ (Lao script)
  • អន្ធការ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄃𑄚𑄴𑄙𑄇𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अन्धकार (andhakāra). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀥𑀬𑀸𑀭 (aṃdhayāra), 𑀅𑀁𑀥𑀸𑀭 (aṃdhāra). By surface analysis, andha +‎ -kāra.

Noun

andhakāra m

  1. darkness; blindness

Declension

Declension table of "andhakāra" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)andhakāroandhakārā
Accusative (second)andhakāraṃandhakāre
Instrumental (third)andhakārenaandhakārehi or andhakārebhi
Dative (fourth)andhakārassa or andhakārāya or andhakāratthaṃandhakārānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)andhakārasmā or andhakāramhā or andhakārāandhakārehi or andhakārebhi
Genitive (sixth)andhakārassaandhakārānaṃ
Locative (seventh)andhakārasmiṃ or andhakāramhi or andhakāreandhakāresu
Vocative (calling)andhakāraandhakārā

Derived terms

  • andhakāraka

Descendants

  • → Thai: อนธการ (on-tá-gaan)

References

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