kuñcikā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀓𑀼𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• कुञ्चिका (Devanagari script)
• কুঞ্চিকা (Bengali script)
• කුඤ‍්චිකා (Sinhalese script)
• ကုဉ္စိကာ or ၵုၺ္ၸိၵႃ or ၵုၺ်ၸိၵႃ (Burmese script)
• กุญฺจิกา or กุญจิกา (Thai script)
• ᨠᩩᨬ᩠ᨧᩥᨠᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ກຸຎ຺ຈິກາ or ກຸຎຈິກາ (Lao script)
• កុញ្ចិកា (Khmer script)
• 𑄇𑄪𑄐𑄴𑄌𑄨𑄇𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका (kuñcikā).

Noun

kuñcikā f

1. key (object designed to open and close a lock)

   Synonyms: apāpurana, tāḷa

Declension

Declension table of "kuñcikā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	kuñcikā	kuñcikāyo or kuñcikā
Accusative (second)	kuñcikaṃ	kuñcikāyo or kuñcikā
Instrumental (third)	kuñcikāya	kuñcikāhi or kuñcikābhi
Dative (fourth)	kuñcikāya	kuñcikānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	kuñcikāya	kuñcikāhi or kuñcikābhi
Genitive (sixth)	kuñcikāya	kuñcikānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	kuñcikāya or kuñcikāyaṃ	kuñcikāsu
Vocative (calling)	kuñcike	kuñcikāyo or kuñcikā

Further reading

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “kuñcikā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 219
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kuñcikā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 165