sakkharā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • सक्खरा (Devanagari script)
  • সক্খরা (Bengali script)
  • සක‍්ඛරා (Sinhalese script)
  • သက္ခရာ or သၵ္ၶရႃ or သၵ်ၶရႃ (Burmese script)
  • สกฺขรา or สักขะรา (Thai script)
  • ᩈᨠ᩠ᨡᩁᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ສກ຺ຂຣາ or ສັກຂະຣາ (Lao script)
  • សក្ខរា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄥𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄢𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH
    Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH
    Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā)
    Pali sakkharā

    Inherited from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel”).

    Noun

    sakkharā f

    1. gravel
    2. sugar
    3. granule, grain, crystal
    4. potsherd

    Declension

    Declension table of "sakkharā" (feminine)
    Case \ NumberSingularPlural
    Nominative (first)sakkharāsakkharāyo or sakkharā
    Accusative (second)sakkharaṃsakkharāyo or sakkharā
    Instrumental (third)sakkharāyasakkharāhi or sakkharābhi
    Dative (fourth)sakkharāyasakkharānaṃ
    Ablative (fifth)sakkharāyasakkharāhi or sakkharābhi
    Genitive (sixth)sakkharāyasakkharānaṃ
    Locative (seventh)sakkharāya or sakkharāyaṃsakkharāsu
    Vocative (calling)sakkharesakkharāyo or sakkharā

    Descendants

    • → Ancient Greek: σάκχαρ (sákkhar) (see there for further descendants)
    • → Burmese: သကြား (sa.kra:)
    • → Khmer: សក្ខរា (sakkʰaʔraa), ស្ករ (skɑɑ)
    • → Lao: ສັກຂະຣາ (sak kha rā)

    References

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