upāsaka

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀉𑀧𑀸𑀲𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• उपासक (Devanagari script)
• উপাসক (Bengali script)
• උපාසක (Sinhalese script)
• ဥပါသက or ဢုပႃသၵ (Burmese script)
• อุปาสก or อุปาสะกะ (Thai script)
• ᩏᨷᩤᩈᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຸປາສກ or ອຸປາສະກະ (Lao script)
• ឧបាសក (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄪𑄛𑄂𑄥𑄇 (Chakma script)

Noun

upāsaka m

1. a lay devotee

Declension

Declension table of "upāsaka" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	upāsako	upāsakā
Accusative (second)	upāsakaṃ	upāsake
Instrumental (third)	upāsakena	upāsakehi or upāsakebhi
Dative (fourth)	upāsakassa or upāsakāya or upāsakatthaṃ	upāsakānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	upāsakasmā or upāsakamhā or upāsakā	upāsakehi or upāsakebhi
Genitive (sixth)	upāsakassa	upāsakānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	upāsakasmiṃ or upāsakamhi or upāsake	upāsakesu
Vocative (calling)	upāsaka	upāsakā

Related terms

• upāsikā f

Further reading

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