parijana

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀧𑀭𑀺𑀚𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• परिजन (Devanagari script)
• পরিজন (Bengali script)
• පරිජන (Sinhalese script)
• ပရိဇန or ပရိၹၼ (Burmese script)
• ปริชน or ปะริชะนะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᩁᩥᨩᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ປຣິຊນ or ປະຣິຊະນະ (Lao script)
• បរិជន (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄢𑄨𑄎𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

pari- (“around”) +‎ jana (“people”)

Noun

parijana m

1. retinue

Declension

Declension table of "parijana" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	parijano	parijanā
Accusative (second)	parijanaṃ	parijane
Instrumental (third)	parijanena	parijanehi or parijanebhi
Dative (fourth)	parijanassa or parijanāya or parijanatthaṃ	parijanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	parijanasmā or parijanamhā or parijanā	parijanehi or parijanebhi
Genitive (sixth)	parijanassa	parijanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	parijanasmiṃ or parijanamhi or parijane	parijanesu
Vocative (calling)	parijana	parijanā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “parijana”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
• Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 342.