akusala

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀓𑀼𑀲𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• अकुसल (Devanagari script)
• অকুসল (Bengali script)
• අකුසල (Sinhalese script)
• အကုသလ or ဢၵုသလ (Burmese script)
• อกุสล or อะกุสะละ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨠᩩᩈᩃ (Tai Tham script)
• ອກຸສລ or ອະກຸສະລະ (Lao script)
• អកុសល (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄇𑄪𑄥𑄣 (Chakma script)

Etymology

a- (“not”) +‎ kusala (“skilful”). The noun is a specialised application of the adjective.

Adjective

akusala

1. unskilful
2. bad

Declension

Declension table of "akusala" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	akusalo	akusalā
Accusative (second)	akusalaṃ	akusale
Instrumental (third)	akusalena	akusalehi or akusalebhi
Dative (fourth)	akusalassa or akusalāya or akusalatthaṃ	akusalānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	akusalasmā or akusalamhā or akusalā	akusalehi or akusalebhi
Genitive (sixth)	akusalassa	akusalānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	akusalasmiṃ or akusalamhi or akusale	akusalesu
Vocative (calling)	akusala	akusalā

Declension table of "akusalā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	akusalā	akusalāyo or akusalā
Accusative (second)	akusalaṃ	akusalāyo or akusalā
Instrumental (third)	akusalāya	akusalāhi or akusalābhi
Dative (fourth)	akusalāya	akusalānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	akusalāya	akusalāhi or akusalābhi
Genitive (sixth)	akusalāya	akusalānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	akusalāya or akusalāyaṃ	akusalāsu
Vocative (calling)	akusale	akusalāyo or akusalā

Declension table of "akusala" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	akusalaṃ	akusalāni
Accusative (second)	akusalaṃ	akusalāni
Instrumental (third)	akusalena	akusalehi or akusalebhi
Dative (fourth)	akusalassa or akusalāya or akusalatthaṃ	akusalānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	akusalasmā or akusalamhā or akusalā	akusalehi or akusalebhi
Genitive (sixth)	akusalassa	akusalānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	akusalasmiṃ or akusalamhi or akusale	akusalesu
Vocative (calling)	akusala	akusalāni

Noun

akusala n

1. demerit, sin, bad action

Declension

Declension table of "akusala" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	akusalaṃ	akusalāni
Accusative (second)	akusalaṃ	akusalāni
Instrumental (third)	akusalena	akusalehi or akusalebhi
Dative (fourth)	akusalassa or akusalāya or akusalatthaṃ	akusalānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	akusalasmā or akusalamhā or akusalā	akusalehi or akusalebhi
Genitive (sixth)	akusalassa	akusalānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	akusalasmiṃ or akusalamhi or akusale	akusalesu
Vocative (calling)	akusala	akusalāni

Descendants

• → Sanskrit: अकुशल (akuśala, “evil”)
• → Old Mon: အကုသလ (akusala)

References

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