ອາວຸທະ

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• āvudha (Latin script)
• 𑀆𑀯𑀼𑀥 (Brahmi script)
• आवुध (Devanagari script)
• আৰুধ (Bengali script)
• ආවුධ (Sinhalese script)
• အာဝုဓ or ဢႃဝုꩪ (Burmese script)
• อาวุธ or อาวุธะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩣᩅᩩᨵ (Tai Tham script)
• ອາວຸຘ or ອາວຸຘະ (Lao script)
• អាវុធ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄂𑅇𑄪𑄙 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit आयुध (āyudha).

Noun

ອາວຸທະ (āvuda) n

1. Lao script form of āvudha (“weapon”)
   • (Can we date this quote?), Laobounkird, Anisongfree‎^[1] (overall work in Lao), published 2015:

     ພາຫຸງ ສະຫັດສະມະພິນິມມິຕະສາວຸທັນຕັງຄະລີເມຂະລັງ ອຸທິຕະໂຄລະສະເສນະມາລັງທານາທິທັມມາວິທິນາ ຊິຕະວາ ມຸນິນໂທຕັນເຕຊະສາ ພະວະຕຸ ເຕ ຊະຍະມັງຄະລານິ ຯ

     bāhuṃ sahassamabinimmitasāvudantaṅɡalīmekhalaṃ uditaɡolasasenamālaṃdānādidammāvidinā jitavā munindotantejasā bavatu te jayamaṅɡalāni
     With ambiguities resolved:
     bāhuṃ sahassamabhinimmitasāvudhantaṅɡarīmekhalaṃ uditaɡhorasasenamāraṃdānādidhammāvidhinā jitavā munindotantejasā bhavatu te jayamaṅɡalāni

     The lord of the sages has subdued terrible Mara, who had created a thousand beweaponed arms, was accompanied by his army and was mounted on Girimekhala, by reason of giving and so forth. May you have the blessings of success by the power of this.

Declension

Declension table of "ອາວຸທະ" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ອາວຸທັງ (āvudaṃ)	ອາວຸທານິ (āvudāni)
Accusative (second)	ອາວຸທັງ (āvudaṃ)	ອາວຸທານິ (āvudāni)
Instrumental (third)	ອາວຸເທນະ (āvudena)	ອາວຸເທຫິ (āvudehi) or ອາວຸເທຠິ (āvudebhi)
Dative (fourth)	ອາວຸທັສສະ (āvudassa) or ອາວຸທາຍະ (āvudāya) or ອາວຸທັຕຖັງ (āvudatthaṃ)	ອາວຸທານັງ (āvudānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	ອາວຸທັສມາ (āvudasmā) or ອາວຸທັມຫາ (āvudamhā) or ອາວຸທາ (āvudā)	ອາວຸເທຫິ (āvudehi) or ອາວຸເທຠິ (āvudebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	ອາວຸທັສສະ (āvudassa)	ອາວຸທານັງ (āvudānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	ອາວຸທັສມິງ (āvudasmiṃ) or ອາວຸທັມຫິ (āvudamhi) or ອາວຸເທ (āvude)	ອາວຸເທສຸ (āvudesu)
Vocative (calling)	ອາວຸທະ (āvuda)	ອາວຸທານິ (āvudāni)

References

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