chanda

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀙𑀦𑁆𑀤 (Brahmi script)
  • छन्द (Devanagari script)
  • ছন্দ (Bengali script)
  • ඡන්‍ද (Sinhalese script)
  • ဆန္ဒ or ꧡၼ္ၻ or ꧡၼ်ၻ (Burmese script)
  • ฉนฺท or ฉันทะ (Thai script)
  • ᨨᨶ᩠ᨴ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຉນ຺ທ or ຉັນທະ (Lao script)
  • ឆន្ទ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄍𑄚𑄴𑄘 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Cognate with Sanskrit छन्द (chanda); see the root छन्द् (chand) for more.

Noun

chanda m[1]

  1. impulse, will, wish

Declension

Declension table of "chanda" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)chandochandā
Accusative (second)chandaṃchande
Instrumental (third)chandenachandehi or chandebhi
Dative (fourth)chandassa or chandāya or chandatthaṃchandānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)chandasmā or chandamhā or chandāchandehi or chandebhi
Genitive (sixth)chandassachandānaṃ
Locative (seventh)chandasmiṃ or chandamhi or chandechandesu
Vocative (calling)chandachandā

Descendants

  • → Burmese: ဆန္ဒ (hcanda.)
  • → Khmer: ឆន្ទៈ (chɑntĕəʼ)
  • → Mon: ဆန္ဒ
  • → Thai: ฉันท์

References

  1. ^ Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 104.

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

chanda class VII (plural vyanda class VIII)

  1. finger
    Synonym: kidole
  2. toe
    Synonym: kidole
  3. frond of the coconut palm, used for thatch
    Synonym: kuti

Derived terms

  • chanda na pete
  • chanda chema huvishwa pete
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