kumbha
English edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कुम्भ (kumbha)
Noun edit
kumbha (plural kumbhas)
- A piece of Indian pottery symbolizing the womb and fertility.
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sanskrit कुम्भ (kumbha).
Noun edit
kumbha m
Declension edit
Declension 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 edit
Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 212.