lakkhaṇa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• लक्खण (Devanagari script)
• লক্খণ (Bengali script)
• ලක‍්ඛණ (Sinhalese script)
• လက္ခဏ or လၵ္ၶꧣ or လၵ်ၶꧣ (Burmese script)
• ลกฺขณ or ลักขะณะ (Thai script)
• ᩃᨠ᩠ᨡᨱ (Tai Tham script)
• ລກ຺ຂຓ or ລັກຂະຓະ (Lao script)
• លក្ខណ (Khmer script)
• 𑄣𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄕 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लक्षण (lakṣaṇa).

Noun

lakkhaṇa n

1. sign

Declension

Declension table of "lakkhaṇa" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	lakkhaṇaṃ	lakkhaṇāni
Accusative (second)	lakkhaṇaṃ	lakkhaṇāni
Instrumental (third)	lakkhaṇena	lakkhaṇehi or lakkhaṇebhi
Dative (fourth)	lakkhaṇassa or lakkhaṇāya or lakkhaṇatthaṃ	lakkhaṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	lakkhaṇasmā or lakkhaṇamhā or lakkhaṇā	lakkhaṇehi or lakkhaṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)	lakkhaṇassa	lakkhaṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	lakkhaṇasmiṃ or lakkhaṇamhi or lakkhaṇe	lakkhaṇesu
Vocative (calling)	lakkhaṇa	lakkhaṇāni

Descendants

• → Burmese: လက္ခဏာ (lakhka.na)
• → Thai: ลักขณะ

References

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