vaṃsa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀯𑀁𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• वंस (Devanagari script)
• ৰংস (Bengali script)
• වංස (Sinhalese script)
• ဝံသ (Burmese script)
• วํส or วังสะ (Thai script)
• ᩅᩴᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ວໍສ or ວັງສະ (Lao script)
• វំស (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄁𑄥 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa).

Noun

vaṃsa m

1. bamboo
2. lineage
3. race
4. family
5. dynasty
6. history

Declension

Declension table of "vaṃsa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	vaṃso	vaṃsā
Accusative (second)	vaṃsaṃ	vaṃse
Instrumental (third)	vaṃsena	vaṃsehi or vaṃsebhi
Dative (fourth)	vaṃsassa or vaṃsāya or vaṃsatthaṃ	vaṃsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	vaṃsasmā or vaṃsamhā or vaṃsā	vaṃsehi or vaṃsebhi
Genitive (sixth)	vaṃsassa	vaṃsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	vaṃsasmiṃ or vaṃsamhi or vaṃse	vaṃsesu
Vocative (calling)	vaṃsa	vaṃsā

Descendants

• → Malay: bangsa
• → Burmese: ဝံသ (wamsa.)
• → Khmer: វង្ស (vŭəng)
• → Thai: วงศ์ (wong)

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vaŋsa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
• Maung Tin (1920), The Student's Pali-English Dictionary, Rangoon: British Burma Press.