bālaka

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See also: bālākā and bālāka

Pali

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Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit बालक (bālaka). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀮𑀅 (bālaa), Paisaci Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀴𑀓 (pāḷaka).

Noun

bālaka m (feminine bālikā)

  1. boy, kid

Declension

Declension table of "bālaka" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)bālakobālakā
Accusative (second)bālakaṃbālake
Instrumental (third)bālakenabālakehi or bālakebhi
Dative (fourth)bālakassa or bālakāya or bālakatthaṃbālakānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)bālakasmā or bālakamhā or bālakābālakehi or bālakebhi
Genitive (sixth)bālakassabālakānaṃ
Locative (seventh)bālakasmiṃ or bālakamhi or bālakebālakesu
Vocative (calling)bālakabālakā

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “bālaka”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bālá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 520
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