piṭṭha

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (Brahmi script)
• पिट्ठ (Devanagari script)
• পিট্ঠ (Bengali script)
• පිට‍්ඨ (Sinhalese script)
• ပိဋ္ဌ or ပိꩦ္ꩧ or ပိꩦ်ꩧ (Burmese script)
• ปิฏฺฐ or ปิฏฐะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᩥᨭᩛ (Tai Tham script)
• ປິຏ຺ຐ or ປິຏຐະ (Lao script)
• បិដ្ឋ (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄨𑄑𑄴𑄒 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पिष्ट (piṣṭa, “crushed, ground; flour”)

Noun

piṭṭha n

1. crushed seeds, flour

Declension

Declension table of "piṭṭha" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	piṭṭhaṃ	piṭṭhāni
Accusative (second)	piṭṭhaṃ	piṭṭhāni
Instrumental (third)	piṭṭhena	piṭṭhehi or piṭṭhebhi
Dative (fourth)	piṭṭhassa or piṭṭhāya or piṭṭhatthaṃ	piṭṭhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	piṭṭhasmā or piṭṭhamhā or piṭṭhā	piṭṭhehi or piṭṭhebhi
Genitive (sixth)	piṭṭhassa	piṭṭhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	piṭṭhasmiṃ or piṭṭhamhi or piṭṭhe	piṭṭhesu
Vocative (calling)	piṭṭha	piṭṭhāni

Further reading

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