pīṭha

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀻𑀞 (Brahmi script)
• पीठ (Devanagari script)
• পীঠ (Bengali script)
• පීඨ (Sinhalese script)
• ပီဌ or ပဳဌ or ပီꩧ (Burmese script)
• ปีฐ or ปีฐะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᩦᨮ (Tai Tham script)
• ປີຐ or ປີຐະ (Lao script)
• បីឋ (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄩𑄒 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Probably from Sanskrit पीठ (pīṭha).

Noun

pīṭha n

1. chair

Declension

Declension table of "pīṭha" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	pīṭhaṃ	pīṭhāni
Accusative (second)	pīṭhaṃ	pīṭhāni
Instrumental (third)	pīṭhena	pīṭhehi or pīṭhebhi
Dative (fourth)	pīṭhassa or pīṭhāya or pīṭhatthaṃ	pīṭhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	pīṭhasmā or pīṭhamhā or pīṭhā	pīṭhehi or pīṭhebhi
Genitive (sixth)	pīṭhassa	pīṭhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	pīṭhasmiṃ or pīṭhamhi or pīṭhe	pīṭhesu
Vocative (calling)	pīṭha	pīṭhāni

References

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