cakkhu

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• चक्खु (Devanagari script)
• চক্খু (Bengali script)
• චක‍්ඛු (Sinhalese script)
• စက္ခု or ၸၵ္ၶု or ၸၵ်ၶု (Burmese script)
• จกฺขุ or จักขุ (Thai script)
• ᨧᨠ᩠ᨡᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ຈກ຺ຂຸ or ຈັກຂຸ (Lao script)
• ចក្ខុ (Khmer script)
• 𑄌𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄪 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चक्षु (cakṣu).

Noun

cakkhu n

1. eye

Declension

Declension table of "cakkhu" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	cakkhu	cakkhūni or cakkhū
Accusative (second)	cakkhuṃ	cakkhūni or cakkhū
Instrumental (third)	cakkhunā	cakkhūhi or cakkhūbhi
Dative (fourth)	cakkhussa or cakkhuno	cakkhūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	cakkhusmā or cakkhumhā	cakkhūhi or cakkhūbhi
Genitive (sixth)	cakkhussa or cakkhuno	cakkhūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	cakkhusmiṃ or cakkhumhi	cakkhūsu
Vocative (calling)	cakkhu	cakkhūni or cakkhū

Derived terms

• cakkhāyatana (“organ or sense of sight”)
• cakkhundriya (“sense of sight”)

References

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