brāhmaṇa
Pali
editAlternative forms
editAlternative forms
Etymology
editBorrowed from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa), replacing inherited *bamhaṇa.
Noun
editbrāhmaṇa m (feminine brāhmaṇī)
- brahmin (a man of the Brahman caste)
Usage notes
editThe initial cluster does not make position in the older poetry, suggesting that this word now has a spelling pronunciation.
Declension
editDeclension table of "brāhmaṇa" (masculine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | brāhmaṇo | brāhmaṇā or brāhmaṇāse |
Accusative (second) | brāhmaṇaṃ | brāhmaṇe |
Instrumental (third) | brāhmaṇena | brāhmaṇehi or brāhmaṇebhi |
Dative (fourth) | brāhmaṇassa or brāhmaṇāya or brāhmaṇatthaṃ | brāhmaṇānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | brāhmaṇasmā or brāhmaṇamhā or brāhmaṇā | brāhmaṇehi or brāhmaṇebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | brāhmaṇassa | brāhmaṇānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | brāhmaṇasmiṃ or brāhmaṇamhi or brāhmaṇe | brāhmaṇesu |
Vocative (calling) | brāhmaṇa | brāhmaṇā |