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Pali
Etymology
kāra (“word”) + anta (“end”)
Noun
kāranta m
- final sound or letter of a word
- Sixth century AD, Kaccāyana Thera, Nāmakappa, Theravadin Sangha, Rule 59 therein
- Tehi sabbanāmehi akārantehi smāsmiṃ saiccetesaṃ tayo ā e āyādesā neva honti.
- The three singular case-endings 'smā', 'smiṃ' and 'sa' do not become 'ā', 'e' and 'āya' respectively, after pronouns ending in 'a'.
Declension
Declension table of "kāranta" (masculine)
Descendants