aṅguli

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See also: anguli and aṅgulī

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Noun

aṅguli f

  1. finger

Usage notes

The noun is declined from stems in both a short vowel and a long vowel. However, the nominative singular form aṅgulī and the accusative singular form aṅguliyaṃ do not occur in compounds.

Declension

Declension table of "aṅguli" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)aṅguli or aṅgulīaṅguliyo or aṅgulī
Accusative (second)aṅguliṃ or aṅguliyaṃaṅguliyo or aṅgulī
Instrumental (third)aṅguliyāaṅgulīhi or aṅgulībhi
Dative (fourth)aṅguliyāaṅgulīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)aṅguliyāaṅgulīhi or aṅgulībhi
Genitive (sixth)aṅguliyāaṅgulīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)aṅguliyā or aṅguliyaṃaṅgulīsu
Vocative (calling)aṅguliaṅguliyo or aṅgulī

References

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

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