vāḷa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vala"

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀯𑀸𑀴 (Brahmi script)
• वाळ (Devanagari script)
• ৰাল় (Bengali script)
• වාළ (Sinhalese script)
• ဝါဠ or ဝႃꩮ (Burmese script)
• วาฬ or วาฬะ (Thai script)
• ᩅᩤᩊ (Tai Tham script)
• ວາຬ or ວາຬະ (Lao script)
• វាឡ (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄂𑅄 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit व्याड (vyāḍa). Possibly a doublet of vāla.

Noun

vāḷa m

1. snake
2. beast of prey

Declension

Declension table of "vāḷa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	vāḷo	vāḷā
Accusative (second)	vāḷaṃ	vāḷe
Instrumental (third)	vāḷena	vāḷehi or vāḷebhi
Dative (fourth)	vāḷassa or vāḷāya or vāḷatthaṃ	vāḷānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	vāḷasmā or vāḷamhā or vāḷā	vāḷehi or vāḷebhi
Genitive (sixth)	vāḷassa	vāḷānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	vāḷasmiṃ or vāḷamhi or vāḷe	vāḷesu
Vocative (calling)	vāḷa	vāḷā

Descendants

• → Thai: วาฬ (waan), → พาฬ (paan)

References

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