janikā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀚𑀦𑀺𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • जनिका (Devanagari script)
  • জনিকা (Bengali script)
  • ජනිකා (Sinhalese script)
  • ဇနိကာ or ၹၼိၵႃ (Burmese script)
  • ชนิกา or ชะนิกา (Thai script)
  • ᨩᨶᩥᨠᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຊນິກາ or ຊະນິກາ (Lao script)
  • ជនិកា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄎𑄚𑄨𑄇𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जनिका (janikā).

Adjective

janikā

  1. feminine stem of janaka (“producing”)

Noun

janikā f

  1. female equivalent of janaka: mother[1][2]

Declension

Declension table of "janikā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)janikājanikāyo or janikā
Accusative (second)janikaṃjanikāyo or janikā
Instrumental (third)janikāyajanikāhi or janikābhi
Dative (fourth)janikāyajanikānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)janikāyajanikāhi or janikābhi
Genitive (sixth)janikāyajanikānaṃ
Locative (seventh)janikāya or janikāyaṃjanikāsu
Vocative (calling)janikejanikāyo or janikā

References

  1. ^ Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 166.
  2. ^ Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “janaka”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 278
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