makkhikā

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• मक्खिका (Devanagari script)
• মক্খিকা (Bengali script)
• මක‍්ඛිකා (Sinhalese script)
• မက္ခိကာ or မၵ္ၶိၵႃ or မၵ်ၶိၵႃ (Burmese script)
• มกฺขิกา or มักขิกา (Thai script)
• ᨾᨠ᩠ᨡᩥᨠᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ມກ຺ຂິກາ or ມັກຂິກາ (Lao script)
• មក្ខិកា (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄨𑄇𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मक्षिका (makṣikā). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆 (makkhiā), 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀺𑀆 (macchiā).

Noun

makkhikā f

1. fly

Declension

Declension table of "makkhikā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	makkhikā	makkhikāyo or makkhikā
Accusative (second)	makkhikaṃ	makkhikāyo or makkhikā
Instrumental (third)	makkhikāya	makkhikāhi or makkhikābhi
Dative (fourth)	makkhikāya	makkhikānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	makkhikāya	makkhikāhi or makkhikābhi
Genitive (sixth)	makkhikāya	makkhikānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	makkhikāya or makkhikāyaṃ	makkhikāsu
Vocative (calling)	makkhike	makkhikāyo or makkhikā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “makkhikā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 512
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “makkhikā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 554