andhakāra

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀦𑁆𑀥𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• अन्धकार (Devanagari script)
• অন্ধকার (Bengali script)
• අන්‍ධකාර (Sinhalese script)
• အန္ဓကာရ or ဢၼ္ꩪၵႃရ or ဢၼ်ꩪၵႃရ (Burmese script)
• อนฺธการ or อันธะการะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨶ᩠ᨵᨠᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ອນ຺ຘກາຣ or ອັນຘະກາຣະ (Lao script)
• អន្ធការ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄚𑄴𑄙𑄇𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अन्धकार (andhakāra). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀥𑀬𑀸𑀭 (aṃdhayāra), 𑀅𑀁𑀥𑀸𑀭 (aṃdhāra). By surface analysis, andha +‎ -kāra.

Noun

andhakāra m

1. darkness; blindness

Declension

Declension table of "andhakāra" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	andhakāro	andhakārā
Accusative (second)	andhakāraṃ	andhakāre
Instrumental (third)	andhakārena	andhakārehi or andhakārebhi
Dative (fourth)	andhakārassa or andhakārāya or andhakāratthaṃ	andhakārānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	andhakārasmā or andhakāramhā or andhakārā	andhakārehi or andhakārebhi
Genitive (sixth)	andhakārassa	andhakārānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	andhakārasmiṃ or andhakāramhi or andhakāre	andhakāresu
Vocative (calling)	andhakāra	andhakārā

Derived terms

• andhakāraka

Descendants

• → Thai: อนธการ (on-tá-gaan)

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “andhakāra”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 49
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “andhakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 18