pūjā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀽𑀚𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• पूजा (Devanagari script)
• পূজা (Bengali script)
• පූජා (Sinhalese script)
• ပူဇာ or ပူၹႃ (Burmese script)
• ปูชา (Thai script)
• ᨷᩪᨩᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ປູຊາ (Lao script)
• បូជា (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄫𑄎𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā).

Noun

pūjā f

1. veneration
2. homage
3. devotional offering

Declension

Declension table of "pūjā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	pūjā	pūjāyo or pūjā
Accusative (second)	pūjaṃ	pūjāyo or pūjā
Instrumental (third)	pūjāya	pūjāhi or pūjābhi
Dative (fourth)	pūjāya	pūjānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	pūjāya	pūjāhi or pūjābhi
Genitive (sixth)	pūjāya	pūjānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	pūjāya or pūjāyaṃ	pūjāsu
Vocative (calling)	pūje	pūjāyo or pūjā

Derived terms

• pūjeti (“to venerate”)

Descendants

• → Khmer: បូជា (bouciə)
• → Mon: ပူဇဴ
  • → Old Burmese: ပူဇဝ်
    • → Burmese: ပူဇော် (pujau)
• → Thai: บูชา (buu-chaa)

References

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