dūta

See also: duta

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀤𑀽𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• दूत (Devanagari script)
• দূত (Bengali script)
• දූත (Sinhalese script)
• ဒူတ or ၻူတ (Burmese script)
• ทูต or ทูตะ (Thai script)
• ᨴᩪᨲ (Tai Tham script)
• ທູຕ or ທູຕະ (Lao script)
• ទូត (Khmer script)
• 𑄘𑄫𑄖 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दूत (dūta).

Noun

dūta m

1. a messenger, envoy

Declension

Declension table of "dūta" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	dūto	dūtā
Accusative (second)	dūtaṃ	dūte
Instrumental (third)	dūtena	dūtehi or dūtebhi
Dative (fourth)	dūtassa or dūtāya or dūtatthaṃ	dūtānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	dūtasmā or dūtamhā or dūtā	dūtehi or dūtebhi
Genitive (sixth)	dūtassa	dūtānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	dūtasmiṃ or dūtamhi or dūte	dūtesu
Vocative (calling)	dūta	dūtā

Descendants

• → Khmer: ទូត (tuut)
• → Lao: ທູດ (thūt)
• → Thai: ทูต (tûut)

References

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