Of a common origin with Sanskrit नारिकेल (nārikela), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian. Compare Tamil நாரி (nāri, “fibre”) and Tamil கெளி (keḷi, “coconut palm”). The tree was not cultivated where the Buddha preached, and the word seems to be a recent loanword in Pali.
nāḷikera m[1]
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | nāḷikero | nāḷikerā |
| Accusative (second) | nāḷikeraṃ | nāḷikere |
| Instrumental (third) | nāḷikerena | nāḷikerehi or nāḷikerebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | nāḷikerassa or nāḷikerāya or nāḷikeratthaṃ | nāḷikerānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | nāḷikerasmā or nāḷikeramhā or nāḷikerā | nāḷikerehi or nāḷikerebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | nāḷikerassa | nāḷikerānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | nāḷikerasmiṃ or nāḷikeramhi or nāḷikere | nāḷikeresu |
| Vocative (calling) | nāḷikera | nāḷikerā |