paṇaya

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀡𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• पणय (Devanagari script)
• পণয (Bengali script)
• පණය (Sinhalese script)
• ပဏယ or ပꧣယ (Burmese script)
• ปณย or ปะณะยะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᨱᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ປຓຍ or ປະຓະຍະ (Lao script)
• បណយ (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄕𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रणय (praṇaya). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀧𑀡𑀬 (paṇaya).

Noun

paṇaya m

1. affection

Declension

Declension table of "paṇaya" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	paṇayo	paṇayā
Accusative (second)	paṇayaṃ	paṇaye
Instrumental (third)	paṇayena	paṇayehi or paṇayebhi
Dative (fourth)	paṇayassa or paṇayāya or paṇayatthaṃ	paṇayānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	paṇayasmā or paṇayamhā or paṇayā	paṇayehi or paṇayebhi
Genitive (sixth)	paṇayassa	paṇayānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	paṇayasmiṃ or paṇayamhi or paṇaye	paṇayesu
Vocative (calling)	paṇaya	paṇayā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “paṇaya”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 403
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “praṇaya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 483