madhukara

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Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मधुकर (madhukara). Morphologically madhu +‎ -kara, literally “honey-maker”.

Noun

madhukara m

  1. bee

Declension

Declension table of "madhukara" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)madhukaromadhukarā
Accusative (second)madhukaraṃmadhukare
Instrumental (third)madhukarenamadhukarehi or madhukarebhi
Dative (fourth)madhukarassa or madhukarāya or madhukaratthaṃmadhukarānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)madhukarasmā or madhukaramhā or madhukarāmadhukarehi or madhukarebhi
Genitive (sixth)madhukarassamadhukarānaṃ
Locative (seventh)madhukarasmiṃ or madhukaramhi or madhukaremadhukaresu
Vocative (calling)madhukaramadhukarā

Further reading

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