gaṇa

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀕𑀡 (Brahmi script)
  • गण (Devanagari script)
  • গণ (Bengali script)
  • ගණ (Sinhalese script)
  • ဂဏ or ၷꧣ (Burmese script)
  • คณ or คะณะ (Thai script)
  • ᨣᨱ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຄຓ or ຄະຓະ or ຄະນະ (Lao script)
  • គណ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄉𑄕 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit गण (gaṇa).

Noun

gaṇa m

  1. gang, crowd
  2. sect
  3. (Buddhism) chapter of monks

Declension
Declension table of "gaṇa" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)gaṇogaṇā
Accusative (second)gaṇaṃgaṇe
Instrumental (third)gaṇenagaṇehi or gaṇebhi
Dative (fourth)gaṇassa or gaṇāya or gaṇatthaṃgaṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)gaṇasmā or gaṇamhā or gaṇāgaṇehi or gaṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)gaṇassagaṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)gaṇasmiṃ or gaṇamhi or gaṇegaṇesu
Vocative (calling)gaṇagaṇā

Descendants
  • → Burmese: ဂိုဏ်း (guin:)

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