okāra
See also: okara
Pali
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Etymology 1
editNoun
editokāra m
- folly, vanity
- kāmānaṃ ādīnavo okāro saṅkileso
- The danger, vanity and defilement of sensual pleasure
- kāmānaṃ ādīnavo okāro saṅkileso
Usage notes
editThe word only occurs in the stock phrase quoted above.
Etymology 2
editPossibly from Sanskrit ओकार (okāra). By surface analysis, translingual ඔ (o, the letter) + kāra (term designating a letter or sound) etc.
Noun
editokāra m
- the letter 'o'
Declension
editDeclension table of "okāra" (masculine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | okāro | okārā |
Accusative (second) | okāraṃ | okāre |
Instrumental (third) | okārena | okārehi or okārebhi |
Dative (fourth) | okārassa or okārāya or okāratthaṃ | okārānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | okārasmā or okāramhā or okārā | okārehi or okārebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | okārassa | okārānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | okārasmiṃ or okāramhi or okāre | okāresu |
Vocative (calling) | okāra | okārā |