aṅgāra

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀅𑀗𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• अङ्गार (Devanagari script)
• অঙ্গার (Bengali script)
• අඞ‍්ගාර (Sinhalese script)
• အင်္ဂါရ or ဢင်္ၷႃရ or ဢင်ၷႃရ (Burmese script)
• องฺคาร or อังคาระ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩘᨣᩤᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ອງ຺ຄາຣ or ອັງຄາຣະ (Lao script)
• អង្គារ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄋𑄴𑄉𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अङ्गार (áṅgāra). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀭 (aṃgāra), 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀮 (aṃgāla).

Noun

aṅgāra m

1. charcoal

Declension

Declension table of "aṅgāra" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	aṅgāro	aṅgārā
Accusative (second)	aṅgāraṃ	aṅgāre
Instrumental (third)	aṅgārena	aṅgārehi or aṅgārebhi
Dative (fourth)	aṅgārassa or aṅgārāya or aṅgāratthaṃ	aṅgārānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	aṅgārasmā or aṅgāramhā or aṅgārā	aṅgārehi or aṅgārebhi
Genitive (sixth)	aṅgārassa	aṅgārānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	aṅgārasmiṃ or aṅgāramhi or aṅgāre	aṅgāresu
Vocative (calling)	aṅgāra	aṅgārā

Further reading

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “angāra”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 7
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “áṅgāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 7