प्राकार

See also: परकार and प्रकार

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

প্ৰাকাৰ (Assamese script)
ᬧ᭄ᬭᬵᬓᬵᬭ (Balinese script)
প্রাকার (Bengali script)
𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰯𑰎𑰯𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
ပြာကာရ (Burmese script)
પ્રાકાર (Gujarati script)
ਪ੍ਰਾਕਾਰ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌰 (Grantha script)
ꦥꦿꦴꦏꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
𑂣𑂹𑂩𑂰𑂍𑂰𑂩 (Kaithi script)
ಪ್ರಾಕಾರ (Kannada script)
ប្រាការ (Khmer script)
ປ຺ຣາກາຣ (Lao script)
പ്രാകാര (Malayalam script)
ᢒᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘰𑘎𑘰𑘨 (Modi script)
ᢒᠷᠠᢗᢉᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧂𑧠𑧈𑧑𑦮𑧑𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐵𑐎𑐵𑐬 (Newa script)
ପ୍ରାକାର (Odia script)
ꢦ꣄ꢬꢵꢒꢵꢬ (Saurashtra script)
𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆳𑆑𑆳𑆫 (Sharada script)
𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖯𑖎𑖯𑖨 (Siddham script)
ප්‍රාකාර (Sinhalese script)
𑩰 𑪙𑩼𑩛𑩜𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
𑚞𑚶𑚤𑚭𑚊𑚭𑚤 (Takri script)
ப்ராகார (Tamil script)
ప్రాకార (Telugu script)
ปฺราการ (Thai script)
པྲཱ་ཀཱ་ར (Tibetan script)
𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒰𑒏𑒰𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
𑨞𑩇𑨫𑨊𑨋𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Possibly Sanskritisation of a loan from Munda (compare Santali ᱯᱟᱜᱟᱨ (pagar, “fence”)).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɾɑː.kɑː.ɾɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pɾɑːˈkɑː.ɾɐ/

Noun

प्राकार • (prākāra) stem, m

a wall, enclosure, fence, rampart (especially a surrounding wall elevated on a mound of earth)
Synonym: प्राचीर (prācīra)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of प्राकार (prākāra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	प्राकारः prākāraḥ	प्राकारौ / प्राकारा¹ prākārau / prākārā¹	प्राकाराः / प्राकारासः¹ prākārāḥ / prākārāsaḥ¹
Vocative	प्राकार prākāra	प्राकारौ / प्राकारा¹ prākārau / prākārā¹	प्राकाराः / प्राकारासः¹ prākārāḥ / prākārāsaḥ¹
Accusative	प्राकारम् prākāram	प्राकारौ / प्राकारा¹ prākārau / prākārā¹	प्राकारान् prākārān
Instrumental	प्राकारेण prākāreṇa	प्राकाराभ्याम् prākārābhyām	प्राकारैः / प्राकारेभिः¹ prākāraiḥ / prākārebhiḥ¹
Dative	प्राकाराय prākārāya	प्राकाराभ्याम् prākārābhyām	प्राकारेभ्यः prākārebhyaḥ
Ablative	प्राकारात् prākārāt	प्राकाराभ्याम् prākārābhyām	प्राकारेभ्यः prākārebhyaḥ
Genitive	प्राकारस्य prākārasya	प्राकारयोः prākārayoḥ	प्राकाराणाम् prākārāṇām
Locative	प्राकारे prākāre	प्राकारयोः prākārayoḥ	प्राकारेषु prākāreṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

Pali: pākāra
Prakrit: 𑀧𑀸𑀓𑀸𑀭 (pākāra), 𑀧𑀸𑀕𑀸𑀭 (pāgāra), 𑀧𑀸𑀬𑀸𑀭 (pāyāra), 𑀧𑀬𑀸𑀭 (payāra), 𑀧𑀸𑀆𑀭 (pāāra), 𑀧𑀸𑀭 (pāra)
- Southern:
  - Helu Prakrit:
    - Dhivehi: ފާރު (fāru)
    - Sinhalese: පවුර (pawura)
  - Maharastri Prakrit:
    - Marathi: पारा (pārā)

Borrowed terms

→ Tamil: பாகார் (pākār), பிராகாரம் (pirākāram)
→ Assamese: প্ৰাকাৰ (prakar) (learned)
→ Bengali: প্রাকার (prakar) (learned)
→ Hindustani: (learned)
Hindi: प्राकार (prākār)
→ Khmer: ប្រាការ (praakaa) (learned)
→ Marathi: प्राकार (prākār) (learned)
→ Odia: ପ୍ରାକାର (prākāra) (learned)
→ Sinhalese: ප්‍රාකාරය (prākāraya) (learned)
→ Telugu: ప్రాకారము (prākāramu) (learned)
→ Thai: ปราการ (bpraa-gaan) (learned)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prākāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

प्राकार

Sanskrit

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