pakkhin

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• पक्खिन् (Devanagari script)
• পক্খিন্ (Bengali script)
• පක‍්ඛින් (Sinhalese script)
• ပက္ခိန် or ပၵ္ၶိၼ် or ပၵ်ၶိၼ် (Burmese script)
• ปกฺขินฺ or ปักขิน (Thai script)
• ᨷᨠ᩠ᨡᩥᨶ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
• ປກ຺ຂິນ຺ or ປັກຂິນ (Lao script)
• បក្ខិន៑ (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄨𑄚𑄴 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पक्षिन् (pakṣín). By surface analysis, pakkha +‎ -i.

Noun

pakkhin m

1. bird; winged one

Declension

Declension table of "pakkhin" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	pakkhī	pakkhino or pakkhī
Accusative (second)	pakkhiṃ or pakkhinaṃ	pakkhino or pakkhī
Instrumental (third)	pakkhinā	pakkhīhi or pakkhībhi
Dative (fourth)	pakkhissa or pakkhino	pakkhīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	pakkhismā or pakkhimhā	pakkhīhi or pakkhībhi
Genitive (sixth)	pakkhissa or pakkhino	pakkhīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	pakkhismiṃ or pakkhimhi	pakkhīsu
Vocative (calling)	pakkhi	pakkhino or pakkhī

Adjective

pakkhin

1. winged

Declension

Declension table of "pakkhin" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	pakkhī	pakkhino or pakkhī
Accusative (second)	pakkhiṃ or pakkhinaṃ	pakkhino or pakkhī
Instrumental (third)	pakkhinā	pakkhīhi or pakkhībhi
Dative (fourth)	pakkhissa or pakkhino	pakkhīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	pakkhismā or pakkhimhā	pakkhīhi or pakkhībhi
Genitive (sixth)	pakkhissa or pakkhino	pakkhīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	pakkhismiṃ or pakkhimhi	pakkhīsu
Vocative (calling)	pakkhi	pakkhino or pakkhī

Declension table of "pakkhinī" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	pakkhinī	pakkhiniyo or pakkhinī
Accusative (second)	pakkhiniṃ or pakkhiniyaṃ	pakkhiniyo or pakkhinī
Instrumental (third)	pakkhiniyā	pakkhinīhi or pakkhinībhi
Dative (fourth)	pakkhiniyā	pakkhinīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	pakkhiniyā	pakkhinīhi or pakkhinībhi
Genitive (sixth)	pakkhiniyā	pakkhinīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	pakkhiniyā or pakkhiniyaṃ	pakkhinīsu
Vocative (calling)	pakkhini	pakkhiniyo or pakkhinī

Declension table of "pakkhin" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	pakkhi	pakkhīni or pakkhī
Accusative (second)	pakkhiṃ	pakkhīni or pakkhī
Instrumental (third)	pakkhinā	pakkhīhi or pakkhībhi
Dative (fourth)	pakkhissa or pakkhino	pakkhīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	pakkhismā or pakkhimhā	pakkhīhi or pakkhībhi
Genitive (sixth)	pakkhissa or pakkhino	pakkhīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	pakkhismiṃ or pakkhimhi	pakkhīsu
Vocative (calling)	pakkhi	pakkhīni or pakkhī

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “pakkhin”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 381
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pakṣín”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 430