godhā
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sanskrit गोधा (godhā).
Noun edit
godhā f
- a kind of a large lizard
- monitor lizard
- 1937, A.P. Buddhadatta, New Pali Course (Part I), Key to Exercise 11:
- Kaññāyo godhaṃ sakkharāhi pahariṃsu.
- The girls struck the iguana with gravel.
Declension edit
Declension table of "godhā" (feminine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | godhā | godhāyo or godhā |
Accusative (second) | godhaṃ | godhāyo or godhā |
Instrumental (third) | godhāya | godhāhi or godhābhi |
Dative (fourth) | godhāya | godhānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | godhāya | godhāhi or godhābhi |
Genitive (sixth) | godhāya | godhānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | godhāya or godhāyaṃ | godhāsu |
Vocative (calling) | godhe | godhāyo or godhā |
Further reading edit
Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “godhā”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead