akkhi

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• अक्खि (Devanagari script)
• অক্খি (Bengali script)
• අක‍්ඛි (Sinhalese script)
• အက္ခိ or ဢၵ္ၶိ or ဢၵ်ၶိ (Burmese script)
• อกฺขิ or อักขิ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨠ᩠ᨡᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ອກ຺ຂິ or ອັກຂິ (Lao script)
• អក្ខិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अक्षि (akṣi), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hákṣi, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hákši, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs (“eye”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-.

Noun

akkhi n

1. eye

Declension

Declension table of "akkhi" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	akkhi	akkhīni or akkhī
Accusative (second)	akkhiṃ	akkhīni or akkhī
Instrumental (third)	akkhinā	akkhīhi or akkhībhi
Dative (fourth)	akkhissa or akkhino	akkhīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	akkhismā or akkhimhā	akkhīhi or akkhībhi
Genitive (sixth)	akkhissa or akkhino	akkhīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	akkhismiṃ or akkhimhi	akkhīsu
Vocative (calling)	akkhi	akkhīni or akkhī

Derived terms

• ubbhatehi akkhihi (“with both eyes”)

References

• M I (PTS p.383)
• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “akkhi”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead