puggala
Pali
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- 𑀧𑀼𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- पुग्गल (Devanagari script)
- পুগ্গল (Bengali script)
- පුග්ගල (Sinhalese script)
- ပုဂ္ဂလ or ပုၷ္ၷလ or ပုၷ်ၷလ (Burmese script)
- ปุคฺคล or ปุคคะละ (Thai script)
- ᨷᩩᨣ᩠ᨣᩃ (Tai Tham script)
- ປຸຄ຺ຄລ or ປຸຄຄະລະ (Lao script)
- បុគ្គល (Khmer script)
- 𑄛𑄪𑄉𑄴𑄉𑄣 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit पुद्गल (pudgala, “body, soul”).
Noun
puggala m
Declension
Declension table of "puggala" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | puggalo | puggalā |
| Accusative (second) | puggalaṃ | puggale |
| Instrumental (third) | puggalena | puggalehi or puggalebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | puggalassa or puggalāya or puggalatthaṃ | puggalānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | puggalasmā or puggalamhā or puggalā | puggalehi or puggalebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | puggalassa | puggalānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | puggalasmiṃ or puggalamhi or puggale | puggalesu |
| Vocative (calling) | puggala | puggalā |
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Burmese: ပုဂ္ဂိုလ် (pugguil)
- → Khmer: បុគ្គល (bokkŭəl)
- → Lao: ບຸກຄົນ (buk khon)
- → Thai: บุคคล (bùk-kon)
Further reading
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “puggala”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead