juṇhā

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• 𑀚𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• जुण्हा (Devanagari script)
• জুণ্হা (Bengali script)
• ජුණ‍්හා (Sinhalese script)
• ဇုဏှာ or ၹုꧣှႃ (Burmese script)
• ชุณฺหา or ชุณหา (Thai script)
• ᨩᩩᨱ᩠ᩉᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຊຸຓ຺ຫາ or ຊຸຓຫາ (Lao script)
• ជុណ្ហា (Khmer script)
• 𑄎𑄪𑄕𑄴𑄦𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ज्योत्सना (jyotsanā). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀚𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸 (juṇhā), 𑀚𑁄𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸 (jŏṇhā), 𑀚𑁄𑀇𑀲𑀺𑀡𑀸 (joisiṇā).

Noun

juṇhā f

1. moonlight

   Synonym: candikā

2. a moonlit night

Declension

Declension table of "juṇhā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	juṇhā	juṇhāyo or juṇhā
Accusative (second)	juṇhaṃ	juṇhāyo or juṇhā
Instrumental (third)	juṇhāya	juṇhāhi or juṇhābhi
Dative (fourth)	juṇhāya	juṇhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	juṇhāya	juṇhāhi or juṇhābhi
Genitive (sixth)	juṇhāya	juṇhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	juṇhāya or juṇhāyaṃ	juṇhāsu
Vocative (calling)	juṇhe	juṇhāyo or juṇhā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “juṇhā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 285
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jyṓtsnā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 292