yakāra

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀬𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• यकार (Devanagari script)
• যকার (Bengali script)
• යකාර (Sinhalese script)
• ယကာရ or ယၵႃရ (Burmese script)
• ยการ or ยะการะ (Thai script)
• ᨿᨠᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ຍກາຣ or ຍະກາຣະ or ຢະກາຣະ (Lao script)
• យការ (Khmer script)
• 𑄠𑄇𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit यकार (yakāra). By surface analysis, translingual ය (the letter) +‎ kāra (term designating a letter or sound) etc.

Noun

yakāra m

1. The letter 'y'

Declension

Declension table of "yakāra" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	yakāro	yakārā
Accusative (second)	yakāraṃ	yakāre
Instrumental (third)	yakārena	yakārehi or yakārebhi
Dative (fourth)	yakārassa or yakārāya or yakāratthaṃ	yakārānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	yakārasmā or yakāramhā or yakārā	yakārehi or yakārebhi
Genitive (sixth)	yakārassa	yakārānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	yakārasmiṃ or yakāramhi or yakāre	yakāresu
Vocative (calling)	yakāra	yakārā

Synonyms

• ya (“letter 'y'”)