Pali
Alternative scripts
- 𑀲𑀼𑀔 (Brahmi script)
- सुख (Devanagari script)
- সুখ (Bengali script)
- සුඛ (Sinhalese script)
- သုခ or သုၶ (Burmese script)
- สุข or สุขะ (Thai script)
- ᩈᩩᨡ (Tai Tham script)
- ສຸຂ or ສຸຂະ (Lao script)
- សុខ (Khmer script)
- 𑄥𑄪𑄈 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Apparently inherited from Sanskrit सुख (sukha), but the Sanskrit word itself (q.v.) is strongly suspected to itself be derived from Prakrit.
Adjective
sukha
- easy
- agreeable, pleasant
c. 50 BC, the Buddha, anonymous author, translated by Ajahn Sujato, Udāna(pāḷi), page 148; republished as The Eighteenth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Khuddaka-Nikāya[1], Colombo, 2009:සුඛො විවෙකො තුට්ඨස්ස සුතධම්මස්ස පස්සතො
අබ්යාපජ්ජං සුඛං ලොකෙ පාණභූතෙසු සංයමො.- sukho viveko tuṭṭhassa sutadhammassa passato
abyāpajjaṃ sukhaṃ loke pāṇabhūtesu saṃyamo. - Seclusion is happiness for the contented
who see the teaching they have learned.
Kindness for the world is happiness
for one who’d not harm a living creature.
- happy
Declension
Declension table of "sukha" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|
| Nominative (first) | sukho | sukhā |
| Accusative (second) | sukhaṃ | sukhe |
| Instrumental (third) | sukhena | sukhehi or sukhebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | sukhassa or sukhāya or sukhatthaṃ | sukhānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | sukhasmā or sukhamhā or sukhā | sukhehi or sukhebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | sukhassa | sukhānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | sukhasmiṃ or sukhamhi or sukhe | sukhesu |
| Vocative (calling) | sukha | sukhā |
Declension table of "sukha" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|
| Nominative (first) | sukhaṃ | sukhāni |
| Accusative (second) | sukhaṃ | sukhāni |
| Instrumental (third) | sukhena | sukhehi or sukhebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | sukhassa or sukhāya or sukhatthaṃ | sukhānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | sukhasmā or sukhamhā or sukhā | sukhehi or sukhebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | sukhassa | sukhānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | sukhasmiṃ or sukhamhi or sukhe | sukhesu |
| Vocative (calling) | sukha | sukhāni |
Derived terms
Noun
sukha n
- happiness, comfort
Declension
Declension table of "sukha" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|
| Nominative (first) | sukhaṃ | sukhāni |
| Accusative (second) | sukhaṃ | sukhāni |
| Instrumental (third) | sukhena | sukhehi or sukhebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | sukhassa or sukhāya or sukhatthaṃ | sukhānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | sukhasmā or sukhamhā or sukhā | sukhehi or sukhebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | sukhassa | sukhānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | sukhasmiṃ or sukhamhi or sukhe | sukhesu |
| Vocative (calling) | sukha | sukhāni |
Descendants
- → Mon: သုခ
- → Burmese: သုခ (su.hka.)
- → Northern Thai: ᩈᩩᨡ
- → Shan: သုၵ်ႉၶႃႉ (sṵ̂k khâ̰a)
- → Thai: สุข (sùk)
Quechua
Adverb
sukha
- in the afternoon
Noun
sukha
- afternoon
Usage notes
Not to be confused with suka, suk'a.
Declension
Declension of sukha
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
sukha
|
sukhakuna
|
| accusative
|
sukhata
|
sukhakunata
|
| dative
|
sukhaman
|
sukhakunaman
|
| genitive
|
sukhap
|
sukhakunap
|
| locative
|
sukhapi
|
sukhakunapi
|
| terminative
|
sukhakama
|
sukhakunakama
|
| ablative
|
sukhamanta
|
sukhakunamanta
|
| instrumental
|
sukhawan
|
sukhakunawan
|
| comitative
|
sukhantin
|
sukhakunantin
|
| abessive
|
sukhannaq
|
sukhakunannaq
|
| comparative
|
sukhahina
|
sukhakunahina
|
| causative
|
sukharayku
|
sukhakunarayku
|
| benefactive
|
sukhapaq
|
sukhakunapaq
|
| associative
|
sukhapura
|
sukhakunapura
|
| distributive
|
sukhanka
|
sukhakunanka
|
| exclusive
|
sukhalla
|
sukhakunalla
|
Possessive forms of sukha
ñuqap - first-person singular
| ñuqap (my)
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
sukhay
|
sukhaykuna
|
| accusative
|
sukhayta
|
sukhaykunata
|
| dative
|
sukhayman
|
sukhaykunaman
|
| genitive
|
sukhaypa
|
sukhaykunap
|
| locative
|
sukhaypi
|
sukhaykunapi
|
| terminative
|
sukhaykama
|
sukhaykunakama
|
| ablative
|
sukhaymanta
|
sukhaykunamanta
|
| instrumental
|
sukhaywan
|
sukhaykunawan
|
| comitative
|
sukhaynintin
|
sukhaykunantin
|
| abessive
|
sukhayninnaq
|
sukhaykunannaq
|
| comparative
|
sukhayhina
|
sukhaykunahina
|
| causative
|
sukhayrayku
|
sukhaykunarayku
|
| benefactive
|
sukhaypaq
|
sukhaykunapaq
|
| associative
|
sukhaypura
|
sukhaykunapura
|
| distributive
|
sukhayninka
|
sukhaykunanka
|
| exclusive
|
sukhaylla
|
sukhaykunalla
|
qampa - second-person singular
| qampa (your)
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
sukhayki
|
sukhaykikuna
|
| accusative
|
sukhaykita
|
sukhaykikunata
|
| dative
|
sukhaykiman
|
sukhaykikunaman
|
| genitive
|
sukhaykipa
|
sukhaykikunap
|
| locative
|
sukhaykipi
|
sukhaykikunapi
|
| terminative
|
sukhaykikama
|
sukhaykikunakama
|
| ablative
|
sukhaykimanta
|
sukhaykikunamanta
|
| instrumental
|
sukhaykiwan
|
sukhaykikunawan
|
| comitative
|
sukhaykintin
|
sukhaykikunantin
|
| abessive
|
sukhaykinnaq
|
sukhaykikunannaq
|
| comparative
|
sukhaykihina
|
sukhaykikunahina
|
| causative
|
sukhaykirayku
|
sukhaykikunarayku
|
| benefactive
|
sukhaykipaq
|
sukhaykikunapaq
|
| associative
|
sukhaykipura
|
sukhaykikunapura
|
| distributive
|
sukhaykinka
|
sukhaykikunanka
|
| exclusive
|
sukhaykilla
|
sukhaykikunalla
|
paypa - third-person singular
| paypa (his/her/its)
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
sukhan
|
sukhankuna
|
| accusative
|
sukhanta
|
sukhankunata
|
| dative
|
sukhanman
|
sukhankunaman
|
| genitive
|
sukhanpa
|
sukhankunap
|
| locative
|
sukhanpi
|
sukhankunapi
|
| terminative
|
sukhankama
|
sukhankunakama
|
| ablative
|
sukhanmanta
|
sukhankunamanta
|
| instrumental
|
sukhanwan
|
sukhankunawan
|
| comitative
|
sukhanintin
|
sukhankunantin
|
| abessive
|
sukhanninnaq
|
sukhankunannaq
|
| comparative
|
sukhanhina
|
sukhankunahina
|
| causative
|
sukhanrayku
|
sukhankunarayku
|
| benefactive
|
sukhanpaq
|
sukhankunapaq
|
| associative
|
sukhanpura
|
sukhankunapura
|
| distributive
|
sukhaninka
|
sukhankunanka
|
| exclusive
|
sukhanlla
|
sukhankunalla
|
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
| ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
sukhanchik
|
sukhanchikkuna
|
| accusative
|
sukhanchikta
|
sukhanchikkunata
|
| dative
|
sukhanchikman
|
sukhanchikkunaman
|
| genitive
|
sukhanchikpa
|
sukhanchikkunap
|
| locative
|
sukhanchikpi
|
sukhanchikkunapi
|
| terminative
|
sukhanchikkama
|
sukhanchikkunakama
|
| ablative
|
sukhanchikmanta
|
sukhanchikkunamanta
|
| instrumental
|
sukhanchikwan
|
sukhanchikkunawan
|
| comitative
|
sukhanchiknintin
|
sukhanchikkunantin
|
| abessive
|
sukhanchikninnaq
|
sukhanchikkunannaq
|
| comparative
|
sukhanchikhina
|
sukhanchikkunahina
|
| causative
|
sukhanchikrayku
|
sukhanchikkunarayku
|
| benefactive
|
sukhanchikpaq
|
sukhanchikkunapaq
|
| associative
|
sukhanchikpura
|
sukhanchikkunapura
|
| distributive
|
sukhanchikninka
|
sukhanchikkunanka
|
| exclusive
|
sukhanchiklla
|
sukhanchikkunalla
|
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
| ñuqaykup (our(excl))
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
sukhayku
|
sukhaykukuna
|
| accusative
|
sukhaykuta
|
sukhaykukunata
|
| dative
|
sukhaykuman
|
sukhaykukunaman
|
| genitive
|
sukhaykupa
|
sukhaykukunap
|
| locative
|
sukhaykupi
|
sukhaykukunapi
|
| terminative
|
sukhaykukama
|
sukhaykukunakama
|
| ablative
|
sukhaykumanta
|
sukhaykukunamanta
|
| instrumental
|
sukhaykuwan
|
sukhaykukunawan
|
| comitative
|
sukhaykuntin
|
sukhaykukunantin
|
| abessive
|
sukhaykunnaq
|
sukhaykukunannaq
|
| comparative
|
sukhaykuhina
|
sukhaykukunahina
|
| causative
|
sukhaykurayku
|
sukhaykukunarayku
|
| benefactive
|
sukhaykupaq
|
sukhaykukunapaq
|
| associative
|
sukhaykupura
|
sukhaykukunapura
|
| distributive
|
sukhaykunka
|
sukhaykukunanka
|
| exclusive
|
sukhaykulla
|
sukhaykukunalla
|
qamkunap - second-person plural
| qamkunap (your(pl))
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
sukhaykichik
|
sukhaykichikkuna
|
| accusative
|
sukhaykichikta
|
sukhaykichikkunata
|
| dative
|
sukhaykichikman
|
sukhaykichikkunaman
|
| genitive
|
sukhaykichikpa
|
sukhaykichikkunap
|
| locative
|
sukhaykichikpi
|
sukhaykichikkunapi
|
| terminative
|
sukhaykichikkama
|
sukhaykichikkunakama
|
| ablative
|
sukhaykichikmanta
|
sukhaykichikkunamanta
|
| instrumental
|
sukhaykichikwan
|
sukhaykichikkunawan
|
| comitative
|
sukhaykichiknintin
|
sukhaykichikkunantin
|
| abessive
|
sukhaykichikninnaq
|
sukhaykichikkunannaq
|
| comparative
|
sukhaykichikhina
|
sukhaykichikkunahina
|
| causative
|
sukhaykichikrayku
|
sukhaykichikkunarayku
|
| benefactive
|
sukhaykichikpaq
|
sukhaykichikkunapaq
|
| associative
|
sukhaykichikpura
|
sukhaykichikkunapura
|
| distributive
|
sukhaykichikninka
|
sukhaykichikkunanka
|
| exclusive
|
sukhaykichiklla
|
sukhaykichikkunalla
|
paykunap - third-person plural
| paykunap (their)
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
sukhanku
|
sukhankukuna
|
| accusative
|
sukhankuta
|
sukhankukunata
|
| dative
|
sukhankuman
|
sukhankukunaman
|
| genitive
|
sukhankupa
|
sukhankukunap
|
| locative
|
sukhankupi
|
sukhankukunapi
|
| terminative
|
sukhankukama
|
sukhankukunakama
|
| ablative
|
sukhankumanta
|
sukhankukunamanta
|
| instrumental
|
sukhankuwan
|
sukhankukunawan
|
| comitative
|
sukhankuntin
|
sukhankukunantin
|
| abessive
|
sukhankunnaq
|
sukhankukunannaq
|
| comparative
|
sukhankuhina
|
sukhankukunahina
|
| causative
|
sukhankurayku
|
sukhankukunarayku
|
| benefactive
|
sukhankupaq
|
sukhankukunapaq
|
| associative
|
sukhankupura
|
sukhankukunapura
|
| distributive
|
sukhankunka
|
sukhankukunanka
|
| exclusive
|
sukhankulla
|
sukhankukunalla
|
|