vānara

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀯𑀸𑀦𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • वानर (Devanagari script)
  • ৰানর (Bengali script)
  • වානර (Sinhalese script)
  • ဝါနရ or ဝႃၼရ (Burmese script)
  • วานร or วานะระ (Thai script)
  • ᩅᩤᨶᩁ (Tai Tham script)
  • ວານຣ or ວານະຣະ (Lao script)
  • វានរ (Khmer script)
  • 𑅇𑄂𑄚𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Formed from vana (“forest”) with the implication 'forest dweller'.[1] Cognate with Sanskrit वानर (vānara).

Noun

vānara m[1]

  1. monkey

Declension
Declension table of "vānara" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)vānarovānarā
Accusative (second)vānaraṃvānare
Instrumental (third)vānarenavānarehi or vānarebhi
Dative (fourth)vānarassa or vānarāya or vānaratthaṃvānarānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)vānarasmā or vānaramhā or vānarāvānarehi or vānarebhi
Genitive (sixth)vānarassavānarānaṃ
Locative (seventh)vānarasmiṃ or vānaramhi or vānarevānaresu
Vocative (calling)vānaravānarā

Descendants
  • → Thai: วานร (waa-nɔɔn)

References
  1. Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “vānara”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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