maṇibandha

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀩𑀦𑁆𑀥 (Brahmi script)
• मणिबन्ध (Devanagari script)
• মণিবন্ধ (Bengali script)
• මණිබන්‍ධ (Sinhalese script)
• မဏိဗန္ဓ or မꧣိၿၼ္ꩪ or မꧣိၿၼ်ꩪ (Burmese script)
• มณิพนฺธ or มะณิพันธะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᨱᩥᨻᨶ᩠ᨵ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຓິພນ຺ຘ or ມະຓິພັນຘະ (Lao script)
• មណិពន្ធ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄕𑄨𑄝𑄚𑄴𑄙 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मणिबन्ध (maṇibandha). By surface analysis, maṇi +‎ bandha.

Noun

maṇibandha m

1. (anatomy) wrist

Declension

Declension table of "maṇibandha" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	maṇibandho	maṇibandhā
Accusative (second)	maṇibandhaṃ	maṇibandhe
Instrumental (third)	maṇibandhena	maṇibandhehi or maṇibandhebhi
Dative (fourth)	maṇibandhassa or maṇibandhāya or maṇibandhatthaṃ	maṇibandhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	maṇibandhasmā or maṇibandhamhā or maṇibandhā	maṇibandhehi or maṇibandhebhi
Genitive (sixth)	maṇibandhassa	maṇibandhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	maṇibandhasmiṃ or maṇibandhamhi or maṇibandhe	maṇibandhesu
Vocative (calling)	maṇibandha	maṇibandhā

Further reading

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “maṇibandha”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 516