nāḷikera
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀦𑀸𑀴𑀺𑀓𑁂𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- नाळिकेर (Devanagari script)
- নাল়িকের (Bengali script)
- නාළිකෙර (Sinhalese script)
- နာဠိကေရ or ၼႃꩮိၵေရ (Burmese script)
- นาฬิเกร or นาฬิเกระ (Thai script)
- ᨶᩣᩊᩥᨠᩮᩁ (Tai Tham script)
- ນາຬິເກຣ or ນາຬິເກຣະ (Lao script)
- នាឡិកេរ (Khmer script)
- 𑄚𑄂𑅄𑄨𑄇𑄬𑄢 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Of a common origin with Sanskrit नारिकेल (nārikela), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian. Compare Tamil நாரி (nāri, “fibre”) and Tamil கெளி (keḷi, “coconut palm”). The tree was not cultivated where the Buddha preached, and the word seems to be a recent loanword in Pali.
Declension
Declension table of "nāḷikera" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | nāḷikero | nāḷikerā |
| Accusative (second) | nāḷikeraṃ | nāḷikere |
| Instrumental (third) | nāḷikerena | nāḷikerehi or nāḷikerebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | nāḷikerassa or nāḷikerāya or nāḷikeratthaṃ | nāḷikerānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | nāḷikerasmā or nāḷikeramhā or nāḷikerā | nāḷikerehi or nāḷikerebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | nāḷikerassa | nāḷikerānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | nāḷikerasmiṃ or nāḷikeramhi or nāḷikere | nāḷikeresu |
| Vocative (calling) | nāḷikera | nāḷikerā |
References
- Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 256.
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