vāḷa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vala"

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀯𑀸𑀴 (Brahmi script)
  • वाळ (Devanagari script)
  • ৰাল় (Bengali script)
  • වාළ (Sinhalese script)
  • ဝါဠ or ဝႃꩮ (Burmese script)
  • วาฬ or วาฬะ (Thai script)
  • ᩅᩤᩊ (Tai Tham script)
  • ວາຬ or ວາຬະ (Lao script)
  • វាឡ (Khmer script)
  • 𑅇𑄂𑅄 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit व्याड (vyāḍa). Possibly a doublet of vāla.

Noun

vāḷa m

  1. snake
  2. beast of prey

Declension
Declension table of "vāḷa" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)vāḷovāḷā
Accusative (second)vāḷaṃvāḷe
Instrumental (third)vāḷenavāḷehi or vāḷebhi
Dative (fourth)vāḷassa or vāḷāya or vāḷatthaṃvāḷānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)vāḷasmā or vāḷamhā or vāḷāvāḷehi or vāḷebhi
Genitive (sixth)vāḷassavāḷānaṃ
Locative (seventh)vāḷasmiṃ or vāḷamhi or vāḷevāḷesu
Vocative (calling)vāḷavāḷā

Descendants
  • → Thai: วาฬ (waan), → พาฬ (paan)

References
  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vāḷa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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