ciñcā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀘𑀺𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• चिञ्चा (Devanagari script)
• চিঞ্চা (Bengali script)
• චිඤ‍්චා (Sinhalese script)
• စိဉ္စာ or ၸိၺ္ၸႃ or ၸိၺ်ၸႃ (Burmese script)
• จิญฺจา or จิญจา (Thai script)
• ᨧᩥᨬ᩠ᨧᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຈິຎ຺ຈາ or ຈິຎຈາ (Lao script)
• ចិញ្ចា (Khmer script)
• 𑄌𑄨𑄐𑄴𑄌𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चिञ्चा (ciñcā). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀁𑀘𑀸 (ciṃcā).

Noun

ciñcā f

1. tamarind tree

Declension

Declension table of "ciñcā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ciñcā	ciñcāyo or ciñcā
Accusative (second)	ciñcaṃ	ciñcāyo or ciñcā
Instrumental (third)	ciñcāya	ciñcāhi or ciñcābhi
Dative (fourth)	ciñcāya	ciñcānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ciñcāya	ciñcāhi or ciñcābhi
Genitive (sixth)	ciñcāya	ciñcānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ciñcāya or ciñcāyaṃ	ciñcāsu
Vocative (calling)	ciñce	ciñcāyo or ciñcā

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ciñcā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 260
• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “ciñcā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 265