kumbha
English
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Sanskrit कुम्भ (kumbha)
Noun
editkumbha (plural kumbhas)
- A piece of Indian pottery symbolizing the womb and fertility.
Pali
editAlternative forms
editAlternative scripts
Etymology
editInherited from Sanskrit कुम्भ (kumbha).
Noun
editkumbha m
Declension
editDeclension table of "kumbha" (masculine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | kumbho | kumbhā |
Accusative (second) | kumbhaṃ | kumbhe |
Instrumental (third) | kumbhena | kumbhehi or kumbhebhi |
Dative (fourth) | kumbhassa or kumbhāya or kumbhatthaṃ | kumbhānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | kumbhasmā or kumbhamhā or kumbhā | kumbhehi or kumbhebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | kumbhassa | kumbhānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | kumbhasmiṃ or kumbhamhi or kumbhe | kumbhesu |
Vocative (calling) | kumbha | kumbhā |
Derived terms
edit- kumbhakāra (“potter”)
Descendants
edit- → Burmese: ကုံ (kum) (or from Sanskrit)
- → Khmer: កុម្ភៈ (komphĕəʼ)
- → Thai: กุมภ์ (gum) (or from Sanskrit)
References
editChilders, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 212.