sāvaka
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Etymology edit
su (to hear) + -aka; compare Sanskrit श्रावक (śrāvaka)
Noun edit
sāvaka m
Declension edit
Declension table of "sāvaka" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | sāvako | sāvakā |
| Accusative (second) | sāvakaṃ | sāvake |
| Instrumental (third) | sāvakena | sāvakehi or sāvakebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | sāvakassa or sāvakāya or sāvakatthaṃ | sāvakānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | sāvakasmā or sāvakamhā or sāvakā | sāvakehi or sāvakebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | sāvakassa | sāvakānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | sāvakasmiṃ or sāvakamhi or sāvake | sāvakesu |
| Vocative (calling) | sāvaka | sāvakā |
Descendants edit
- → Khmer: សាវក (savkâ)
- → Northern Thai: ᩈᩣᩅᨠ
- → Northern Thai: สาวก
- → Thai: สาวก (sǎa-wók)
- → Burmese: သာဝက (sawa.ka.)
- → Shan: သႃႇဝၵႃႉ (sàa wǎ kâ̰a)
References edit
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “sāvaka”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead