ekāra

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀏𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• एकार (Devanagari script)
• একার (Bengali script)
• එකාර (Sinhalese script)
• ဧကာရ or ဨကာရ or ဢေၵႃရ (Burmese script)
• เอการ or เอการะ (Thai script)
• ᩑᨠᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ເອກາຣ or ເອກາຣະ (Lao script)
• ឯការ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄬𑄇𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit एकार (ekāra). By surface analysis, translingual එ (the letter) +‎ kāra (term designating a letter or sound) etc.

Noun

ekāra m

1. the letter 'e'

Declension

Declension table of "ekāra" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ekāro	ekārā
Accusative (second)	ekāraṃ	ekāre
Instrumental (third)	ekārena	ekārehi or ekārebhi
Dative (fourth)	ekārassa or ekārāya or ekāratthaṃ	ekārānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ekārasmā or ekāramhā or ekārā	ekārehi or ekārebhi
Genitive (sixth)	ekārassa	ekārānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ekārasmiṃ or ekāramhi or ekāre	ekāresu
Vocative (calling)	ekāra	ekārā

Synonyms

• e

References

Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli Language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875.