loṇiya

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• लोणिय (Devanagari script)
• লোণিয (Bengali script)
• ලොණිය (Sinhalese script)
• လောဏိယ or လေႃꧣိယ (Burmese script)
• โลณิย or โลณิยะ (Thai script)
• ᩃᩮᩣᨱᩥᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ໂລຓິຍ or ໂລຓິຍະ (Lao script)
• លោណិយ (Khmer script)
• 𑄣𑄮𑄕𑄨𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लवणित (lavaṇita). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀡𑀺𑀬 (loṇiya).

Adjective

loṇiya

1. salty, alkaline

Declension

Declension table of "loṇiya" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	loṇiyo	loṇiyā
Accusative (second)	loṇiyaṃ	loṇiye
Instrumental (third)	loṇiyena	loṇiyehi or loṇiyebhi
Dative (fourth)	loṇiyassa or loṇiyāya or loṇiyatthaṃ	loṇiyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	loṇiyasmā or loṇiyamhā or loṇiyā	loṇiyehi or loṇiyebhi
Genitive (sixth)	loṇiyassa	loṇiyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	loṇiyasmiṃ or loṇiyamhi or loṇiye	loṇiyesu
Vocative (calling)	loṇiya	loṇiyā

Declension table of "loṇiyā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	loṇiyā	loṇiyāyo or loṇiyā
Accusative (second)	loṇiyaṃ	loṇiyāyo or loṇiyā
Instrumental (third)	loṇiyāya	loṇiyāhi or loṇiyābhi
Dative (fourth)	loṇiyāya	loṇiyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	loṇiyāya	loṇiyāhi or loṇiyābhi
Genitive (sixth)	loṇiyāya	loṇiyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	loṇiyāya or loṇiyāyaṃ	loṇiyāsu
Vocative (calling)	loṇiye	loṇiyāyo or loṇiyā

Declension table of "loṇiya" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	loṇiyaṃ	loṇiyāni
Accusative (second)	loṇiyaṃ	loṇiyāni
Instrumental (third)	loṇiyena	loṇiyehi or loṇiyebhi
Dative (fourth)	loṇiyassa or loṇiyāya or loṇiyatthaṃ	loṇiyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	loṇiyasmā or loṇiyamhā or loṇiyā	loṇiyehi or loṇiyebhi
Genitive (sixth)	loṇiyassa	loṇiyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	loṇiyasmiṃ or loṇiyamhi or loṇiye	loṇiyesu
Vocative (calling)	loṇiya	loṇiyāni

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “loṇiya”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 588
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lavaṇita”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 637