pakhuma

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀔𑀼𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• पखुम (Devanagari script)
• পখুম (Bengali script)
• පඛුම (Sinhalese script)
• ပခုမ or ပၶုမ (Burmese script)
• ปขุม or ปะขุมะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᨡᩩᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ປຂຸມ or ປະຂຸມະ (Lao script)
• បខុម (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄈𑄪𑄟 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पक्ष्म (pakṣma, “eyelash”). Doublet of pamha.

Noun

pakhuma n

1. eyelash

Declension

Declension table of "pakhuma" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	pakhumaṃ	pakhumāni
Accusative (second)	pakhumaṃ	pakhumāni
Instrumental (third)	pakhumena	pakhumehi or pakhumebhi
Dative (fourth)	pakhumassa or pakhumāya or pakhumatthaṃ	pakhumānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	pakhumasmā or pakhumamhā or pakhumā	pakhumehi or pakhumebhi
Genitive (sixth)	pakhumassa	pakhumānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	pakhumasmiṃ or pakhumamhi or pakhume	pakhumesu
Vocative (calling)	pakhuma	pakhumāni

Further reading

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