janaka

See also: Janaka

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀚𑀦𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• जनक (Devanagari script)
• জনক (Bengali script)
• ජනක (Sinhalese script)
• ဇနက or ၹၼၵ (Burmese script)
• ชนก or ชะนะกะ (Thai script)
• ᨩᨶᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ຊນກ or ຊະນະກະ (Lao script)
• ជនក (Khmer script)
• 𑄎𑄚𑄇 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जनक (janaka). By surface analysis, jan (root) +‎ -aka

Adjective

janaka

1. producing, causing

Declension

Declension table of "janaka" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	janako	janakā
Accusative (second)	janakaṃ	janake
Instrumental (third)	janakena	janakehi or janakebhi
Dative (fourth)	janakassa or janakāya or janakatthaṃ	janakānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	janakasmā or janakamhā or janakā	janakehi or janakebhi
Genitive (sixth)	janakassa	janakānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	janakasmiṃ or janakamhi or janake	janakesu
Vocative (calling)	janaka	janakā

Declension table of "janikā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	janikā	janikāyo or janikā
Accusative (second)	janikaṃ	janikāyo or janikā
Instrumental (third)	janikāya	janikāhi or janikābhi
Dative (fourth)	janikāya	janikānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	janikāya	janikāhi or janikābhi
Genitive (sixth)	janikāya	janikānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	janikāya or janikāyaṃ	janikāsu
Vocative (calling)	janike	janikāyo or janikā

Declension table of "janaka" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	janakaṃ	janakāni
Accusative (second)	janakaṃ	janakāni
Instrumental (third)	janakena	janakehi or janakebhi
Dative (fourth)	janakassa or janakāya or janakatthaṃ	janakānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	janakasmā or janakamhā or janakā	janakehi or janakebhi
Genitive (sixth)	janakassa	janakānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	janakasmiṃ or janakamhi or janake	janakesu
Vocative (calling)	janaka	janakāni

Noun

janaka m (feminine janikā)

1. father

Declension

Declension table of "janaka" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	janako	janakā
Accusative (second)	janakaṃ	janake
Instrumental (third)	janakena	janakehi or janakebhi
Dative (fourth)	janakassa or janakāya or janakatthaṃ	janakānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	janakasmā or janakamhā or janakā	janakehi or janakebhi
Genitive (sixth)	janakassa	janakānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	janakasmiṃ or janakamhi or janake	janakesu
Vocative (calling)	janaka	janakā