kaññā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀓𑀜𑁆𑀜𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• कञ्ञा (Devanagari script)
• কঞ্ঞা (Bengali script)
• කඤ‍්ඤා (Sinhalese script)
• ကညာ or ၵၺ္ၺႃ or ၵၺ်ၺႃ (Burmese script)
• กญฺญา or กัญญา (Thai script)
• ᨠᨬ᩠ᨬᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ກຎ຺ຎາ or ກັຎຎາ (Lao script)
• កញ្ញា (Khmer script)
• 𑄇𑄐𑄴𑄐𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit कन्या (kanyā).

Noun

kaññā f

1. maiden; girl

Declension

Declension table of "kaññā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	kaññā	kaññāyo or kaññā
Accusative (second)	kaññaṃ	kaññāyo or kaññā
Instrumental (third)	kaññāya	kaññāhi or kaññābhi
Dative (fourth)	kaññāya	kaññānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	kaññāya	kaññāhi or kaññābhi
Genitive (sixth)	kaññāya	kaññānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	kaññāya or kaññāyaṃ	kaññāsu
Vocative (calling)	kaññe	kaññāyo or kaññā

Descendants

• → Burmese: ကညာ (ka.nya)
• → Khmer: កញ្ញា (kaññaa)

References

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