godhā

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀕𑁄𑀥𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • गोधा (Devanagari script)
  • গোধা (Bengali script)
  • ගොධා (Sinhalese script)
  • ဂေါဓာ or ဂေါဓါ or ၷေႃꩪႃ (Burmese script)
  • โคธา (Thai script)
  • ᨣᩮᩤᨵᩤ or ᨣᩮᩣᨵᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ໂຄຘາ (Lao script)
  • គោធា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄉𑄮𑄙𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गोधा (godhā).

Noun

godhā f

  1. a kind of a large lizard
  2. monitor lizard
    • 1937, A.P. Buddhadatta, New Pali Course (Part I), Key to Exercise 11:
      Kaññāyo godhaṃ sakkharāhi pahariṃsu.
      The girls struck the iguana with gravel.
      (Hearsay quote for now)

Declension
Declension table of "godhā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)godhāgodhāyo or godhā
Accusative (second)godhaṃgodhāyo or godhā
Instrumental (third)godhāyagodhāhi or godhābhi
Dative (fourth)godhāyagodhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)godhāyagodhāhi or godhābhi
Genitive (sixth)godhāyagodhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)godhāya or godhāyaṃgodhāsu
Vocative (calling)godhegodhāyo or godhā

Further reading

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

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