phāsuḷī
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Etymology edit
Obscurely related to Sanskrit पर्शु (parśu, “rib”), plausibly via synonymous Pali phāsukā.
Noun edit
phāsuḷī f
- rib
- 2006, The Fourth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Majjhimanikāya (I)[1], page 192:
- සෙය්යථාපි නාම ජරසාලාය ගොපානසියො ඔලුග්ගවිලුග්ගා භවන්ති, එවමෙවස්සු මෙ ඵාසුළියො ඔලුග්ගවිලුග්ගා භවන්ති තායෙවප්පාහාරතාය.
- Seyyathāpi nāma jarasālāya gopānasiyo oluggaviluggā bhavanti, evamevassu me phāsuḷiyo oluggaviluggā bhavanti tāyevappāhāratāya.
- Truly, just as in a decrepit outhouse the rafters are crumbling, my ribs were just that way, they were crumbling from just this fasting.
Declension edit
Declension table of "phāsuḷī" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | phāsuḷī | phāsuḷiyo or phāsuḷī |
| Accusative (second) | phāsuḷiṃ or phāsuḷiyaṃ | phāsuḷiyo or phāsuḷī |
| Instrumental (third) | phāsuḷiyā | phāsuḷīhi or phāsuḷībhi |
| Dative (fourth) | phāsuḷiyā | phāsuḷīnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | phāsuḷiyā | phāsuḷīhi or phāsuḷībhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | phāsuḷiyā | phāsuḷīnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | phāsuḷiyā or phāsuḷiyaṃ | phāsuḷīsu |
| Vocative (calling) | phāsuḷi | phāsuḷiyo or phāsuḷī |
Related terms edit
- phāsukā (“rib”), upphāsulika (“emaciated”), phāsuḷā (“rib”), passa (“side, flank”)