ākāra

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See also: akara, akāra, and ākara

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आकार (ākāra, “shape; form; size; figure”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ākāra

  1. form, appearance, aspect. It is also used where there is no question of a physically perceptible form, in the wider sense of ``state. See also .
  2. facial expression
  3. interval, space, number, measure
  4. distance, length of time
  5. to the number of, at the time of, for the length of, at a distance of
  6. countless

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦲꦏꦫ (akara) (inherited)

Further reading

  • "ākāra" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

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Etymology 1

Possibly from Sanskrit आकार (ākāra). By surface analysis, ආ (ā, the letter) +‎ kāra (term designating a letter or sound) etc.

Noun

ākāra m

  1. the letter 'ā'
Declension
Declension table of "ākāra" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)ākāroākārā
Accusative (second)ākāraṃākāre
Instrumental (third)ākārenaākārehi or ākārebhi
Dative (fourth)ākārassa or ākārāya or ākāratthaṃākārānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)ākārasmā or ākāramhā or ākārāākārehi or ākārebhi
Genitive (sixth)ākārassaākārānaṃ
Locative (seventh)ākārasmiṃ or ākāramhi or ākāreākāresu
Vocative (calling)ākāraākārā

Etymology 2

Noun

ākāra m

  1. state, condition
  2. quality, attribute
  3. appearance
  4. manner
Declension
Declension table of "ākāra" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)ākāroākārā
Accusative (second)ākāraṃākāre
Instrumental (third)ākārenaākārehi or ākārebhi
Dative (fourth)ākārassa or ākārāya or ākāratthaṃākārānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)ākārasmā or ākāramhā or ākārāākārehi or ākārebhi
Genitive (sixth)ākārassaākārānaṃ
Locative (seventh)ākārasmiṃ or ākāramhi or ākāreākāresu
Vocative (calling)ākāraākārā
Derived terms
Descendants

References

Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli Language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875.

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