cetiya

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀘𑁂𑀢𑀺𑀬 (Brahmi script)
  • चेतिय (Devanagari script)
  • চেতিয (Bengali script)
  • චෙතිය (Sinhalese script)
  • စေတိယ or ၸေတိယ (Burmese script)
  • เจติย or เจติยะ (Thai script)
  • ᨧᩮᨲᩥᨿ (Tai Tham script)
  • ເຈຕິຍ or ເຈຕິຍະ or ເຈຕິຢະ (Lao script)
  • ចេតិយ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄌𑄬𑄖𑄨𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit चैत्य (caitya).

Noun

cetiya n

  1. memorial
  2. pagoda

Declension
Declension table of "cetiya" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)cetiyaṃcetiyāni
Accusative (second)cetiyaṃcetiyāni
Instrumental (third)cetiyenacetiyehi or cetiyebhi
Dative (fourth)cetiyassa or cetiyāya or cetiyatthaṃcetiyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)cetiyasmā or cetiyamhā or cetiyācetiyehi or cetiyebhi
Genitive (sixth)cetiyassacetiyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)cetiyasmiṃ or cetiyamhi or cetiyecetiyesu
Vocative (calling)cetiyacetiyāni

Descendants
  • → Burmese: စေတီ (ceti)
  • → Mon: စေတဳ (cetī)
  • → Thai: เจดีย์ (jee-dii)
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