siloka

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀲𑀺𑀮𑁄𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• सिलोक (Devanagari script)
• সিলোক (Bengali script)
• සිලොක (Sinhalese script)
• သိလောက or သိလေႃၵ (Burmese script)
• สิโลก or สิโลกะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩥᩃᩮᩣᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ສິໂລກ or ສິໂລກະ (Lao script)
• សិលោក (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄨𑄣𑄮𑄇 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit श्लोक (śloka).

Noun

siloka m

1. fame
2. verse, stanza

Declension

Declension table of "siloka" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	siloko	silokā
Accusative (second)	silokaṃ	siloke
Instrumental (third)	silokena	silokehi or silokebhi
Dative (fourth)	silokassa or silokāya or silokatthaṃ	silokānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	silokasmā or silokamhā or silokā	silokehi or silokebhi
Genitive (sixth)	silokassa	silokānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	silokasmiṃ or silokamhi or siloke	silokesu
Vocative (calling)	siloka	silokā

Descendants

• → Lao: ສໂລກ (sa lōk)

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “siloka”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
• Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 477.