akāra

See also: akara, ākara, and ākāra

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• अकार (Devanagari script)
• অকার (Bengali script)
• අකාර (Sinhalese script)
• အကာရ or ဢၵႃရ (Burmese script)
• อการ or อะการะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨠᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ອກາຣ or ອະກາຣະ (Lao script)
• អការ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄇𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit अकार (akāra). By surface analysis, අ (a, the letter) +‎ kāra (term designating a letter or sound) etc.

Noun

akāra m

1. the letter 'a'

Declension

Declension table of "akāra" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	akāro	akārā
Accusative (second)	akāraṃ	akāre
Instrumental (third)	akārena	akārehi or akārebhi
Dative (fourth)	akārassa or akārāya or akāratthaṃ	akārānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	akārasmā or akāramhā or akārā	akārehi or akārebhi
Genitive (sixth)	akārassa	akārānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	akārasmiṃ or akāramhi or akāre	akāresu
Vocative (calling)	akāra	akārā

References

Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli Language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875.