kusala

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Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कुशल (kuśala). Coined by Indonesian linguist Anton Moedardo Moeliono in 2007.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ku‧sa‧la

Noun

kusala (first-person possessive kusalaku, second-person possessive kusalamu, third-person possessive kusalanya) kusala

  1. reward for extraordinary achievement.

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Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कुशल (kuśala, adjective).

Adjective

kusala

  1. clever
  2. (morally) correct

Declension

Declension table of "kusala" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)kusalokusalā
Accusative (second)kusalaṃkusale
Instrumental (third)kusalenakusalehi or kusalebhi
Dative (fourth)kusalassa or kusalāya or kusalatthaṃkusalānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)kusalasmā or kusalamhā or kusalākusalehi or kusalebhi
Genitive (sixth)kusalassakusalānaṃ
Locative (seventh)kusalasmiṃ or kusalamhi or kusalekusalesu
Vocative (calling)kusalakusalā
Declension table of "kusalā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)kusalākusalāyo or kusalā
Accusative (second)kusalaṃkusalāyo or kusalā
Instrumental (third)kusalāyakusalāhi or kusalābhi
Dative (fourth)kusalāyakusalānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)kusalāyakusalāhi or kusalābhi
Genitive (sixth)kusalāyakusalānaṃ
Locative (seventh)kusalāya or kusalāyaṃkusalāsu
Vocative (calling)kusalekusalāyo or kusalā
Declension table of "kusala" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)kusalaṃkusalāni
Accusative (second)kusalaṃkusalāni
Instrumental (third)kusalenakusalehi or kusalebhi
Dative (fourth)kusalassa or kusalāya or kusalatthaṃkusalānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)kusalasmā or kusalamhā or kusalākusalehi or kusalebhi
Genitive (sixth)kusalassakusalānaṃ
Locative (seventh)kusalasmiṃ or kusalamhi or kusalekusalesu
Vocative (calling)kusalakusalāni

Noun

kusala n

  1. good action
  2. merit
  3. virtue

Declension

As the neuter of the adjective.

References

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

Sango

Noun

kusala

  1. work
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