nikāya

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀦𑀺𑀓𑀸𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• निकाय (Devanagari script)
• নিকায (Bengali script)
• නිකාය (Sinhalese script)
• နိကာယ or ၼိၵႃယ (Burmese script)
• นิกาย or นิกายะ (Thai script)
• ᨶᩥᨠᩣᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ນິກາຍ or ນິກາຍະ or ນິກາຢະ (Lao script)
• និកាយ (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄨𑄇𑄂𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit निकाय (nikāya).

Noun

nikāya m

1. group
2. collection
3. (Buddhism) sect or chapter of monks

Declension

Declension table of "nikāya" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	nikāyo	nikāyā
Accusative (second)	nikāyaṃ	nikāye
Instrumental (third)	nikāyena	nikāyehi or nikāyebhi
Dative (fourth)	nikāyassa or nikāyāya or nikāyatthaṃ	nikāyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	nikāyasmā or nikāyamhā or nikāyā	nikāyehi or nikāyebhi
Genitive (sixth)	nikāyassa	nikāyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	nikāyasmiṃ or nikāyamhi or nikāye	nikāyesu
Vocative (calling)	nikāya	nikāyā

Descendants

• → Burmese: နိကာယ (ni.kaya.), နိကာယ် (ni.kay)
• → Thai: นิกาย (ní-gaai)

References

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