cetiya

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

𑀘𑁂𑀢𑀺𑀬 (Brahmi script)
चेतिय (Devanagari script)
চেতিয (Bengali script)
චෙතිය (Sinhalese script)
စေတိယ or ၸေတိယ (Burmese script)
เจติย or เจติยะ (Thai script)
ᨧᩮᨲᩥᨿ (Tai Tham script)
ເຈຕິຍ or ເຈຕິຍະ or ເຈຕິຢະ (Lao script)
ចេតិយ (Khmer script)
𑄌𑄬𑄖𑄨𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit चैत्य (caitya).

Noun

cetiya n

Declension

Declension table of "cetiya" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	cetiyaṃ	cetiyāni
Accusative (second)	cetiyaṃ	cetiyāni
Instrumental (third)	cetiyena	cetiyehi or cetiyebhi
Dative (fourth)	cetiyassa or cetiyāya or cetiyatthaṃ	cetiyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	cetiyasmā or cetiyamhā or cetiyā	cetiyehi or cetiyebhi
Genitive (sixth)	cetiyassa	cetiyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	cetiyasmiṃ or cetiyamhi or cetiye	cetiyesu
Vocative (calling)	cetiya	cetiyāni

Descendants

→ Burmese: စေတီ (ceti)
→ Mon: စေတဳ (cetī)
→ Thai: เจดีย์ (jee-dii)
- → English: chedi

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