bīja

See also: bija and biją

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀩𑀻𑀚 (Brahmi script)
  • बीज (Devanagari script)
  • বীজ (Bengali script)
  • බීජ (Sinhalese script)
  • ဗီဇ or ဗဳဇ or ၿီၹ (Burmese script)
  • พีช or พีชะ (Thai script)
  • ᨻᩦᨩ (Tai Tham script)
  • ພີຊ or ພີຊະ (Lao script)
  • ពីជ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄝𑄩𑄎 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit बीज (bī́ja).

Noun

bīja n

  1. seed, germ
  2. generating element

Declension
Declension table of "bīja" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)bījaṃbījāni
Accusative (second)bījaṃbījāni
Instrumental (third)bījenabījehi or bījebhi
Dative (fourth)bījassa or bījāya or bījatthaṃbījānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)bījasmā or bījamhā or bījābījehi or bījebhi
Genitive (sixth)bījassabījānaṃ
Locative (seventh)bījasmiṃ or bījamhi or bījebījesu
Vocative (calling)bījabījāni

Descendants
  • → Khmer: ពីជៈ (piicĕəʼ)
  • → Burmese: ဗီဇ (bija.)

Further reading
  • Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “bīja”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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