candikā

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• 𑀘𑀦𑁆𑀤𑀺𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• चन्दिका (Devanagari script)
• চন্দিকা (Bengali script)
• චන්‍දිකා (Sinhalese script)
• စန္ဒိကာ or ၸၼ္ၻိၵႃ or ၸၼ်ၻိၵႃ (Burmese script)
• จนฺทิกา or จันทิกา (Thai script)
• ᨧᨶ᩠ᨴᩥᨠᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຈນ຺ທິກາ or ຈັນທິກາ (Lao script)
• ចន្ទិកា (Khmer script)
• 𑄌𑄚𑄴𑄘𑄨𑄇𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चन्द्रिका (candrikā). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆 (caṃdiā).

Noun

candikā f

1. moonlight

   Synonym: juṇhā

Declension

Declension table of "candikā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	candikā	candikāyo or candikā
Accusative (second)	candikaṃ	candikāyo or candikā
Instrumental (third)	candikāya	candikāhi or candikābhi
Dative (fourth)	candikāya	candikānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	candikāya	candikāhi or candikābhi
Genitive (sixth)	candikāya	candikānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	candikāya or candikāyaṃ	candikāsu
Vocative (calling)	candike	candikāyo or candikā

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “candrikā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 253