maṇikāra

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• मणिकार (Devanagari script)
• মণিকার (Bengali script)
• මණිකාර (Sinhalese script)
• မဏိကာရ or မꧣိၵႃရ (Burmese script)
• มณิการ or มะณิการะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᨱᩥᨠᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຓິກາຣ or ມະຓິກາຣະ (Lao script)
• មណិការ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄕𑄨𑄇𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मणिकार (maṇikārá). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀆𑀭 (maṇiāra), 𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀬𑀸𑀭 (maṇiyāra). By surface analysis, maṇi +‎ -kāra.

Noun

maṇikāra m

1. jeweler

Declension

Declension table of "maṇikāra" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	maṇikāro	maṇikārā
Accusative (second)	maṇikāraṃ	maṇikāre
Instrumental (third)	maṇikārena	maṇikārehi or maṇikārebhi
Dative (fourth)	maṇikārassa or maṇikārāya or maṇikāratthaṃ	maṇikārānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	maṇikārasmā or maṇikāramhā or maṇikārā	maṇikārehi or maṇikārebhi
Genitive (sixth)	maṇikārassa	maṇikārānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	maṇikārasmiṃ or maṇikāramhi or maṇikāre	maṇikāresu
Vocative (calling)	maṇikāra	maṇikārā

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “maṇikāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 558
• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “maṇikāra”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 516