palāsa

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Pali

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit leaf, foliage; bastard teak.

Noun

palāsa m or n

  1. leaf
Declension
Declension table of "palāsa" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingular
Nominative (first)palāso
Accusative (second)palāsaṃ
Instrumental (third)palāsena
Dative (fourth)palāsassa or palāsāya or palāsatthaṃ
Ablative (fifth)palāsasmā or palāsamhā or palāsā
Genitive (sixth)palāsassa
Locative (seventh)palāsasmiṃ or palāsamhi or palāse
Vocative (calling)palāsa
Declension table of "palāsa" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)palāsaṃpalāsāni
Accusative (second)palāsaṃpalāsāni
Instrumental (third)palāsenapalāsehi or palāsebhi
Dative (fourth)palāsassa or palāsāya or palāsatthaṃpalāsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)palāsasmā or palāsamhā or palāsāpalāsehi or palāsebhi
Genitive (sixth)palāsassapalāsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)palāsasmiṃ or palāsamhi or palāsepalāsesu
Vocative (calling)palāsapalāsāni

The wording in the PTS[1] implies that the masculine plural is not used for 'leaves' or 'foliage'.

Noun

palāsa n

  1. foliage[1]
Declension
Declension table of "palāsa" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingular
Nominative (first)palāsaṃ
Accusative (second)palāsaṃ
Instrumental (third)palāsena
Dative (fourth)palāsassa or palāsāya or palāsatthaṃ
Ablative (fifth)palāsasmā or palāsamhā or palāsā
Genitive (sixth)palāsassa
Locative (seventh)palāsasmiṃ or palāsamhi or palāse
Vocative (calling)palāsa

Noun

palāsa m[2]

  1. bastard teak,[2] i.e. Butea monosperma, formerly known as Butea frondosa
Declension
Declension table of "palāsa" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)palāsopalāsā
Accusative (second)palāsaṃpalāse
Instrumental (third)palāsenapalāsehi or palāsebhi
Dative (fourth)palāsassa or palāsāya or palāsatthaṃpalāsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)palāsasmā or palāsamhā or palāsāpalāsehi or palāsebhi
Genitive (sixth)palāsassapalāsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)palāsasmiṃ or palāsamhi or palāsepalāsesu
Vocative (calling)palāsapalāsā

Adjective

palāsa

  1. green[2]
Declension
Declension table of "palāsa" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)palāsopalāsā
Accusative (second)palāsaṃpalāse
Instrumental (third)palāsenapalāsehi or palāsebhi
Dative (fourth)palāsassa or palāsāya or palāsatthaṃpalāsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)palāsasmā or palāsamhā or palāsāpalāsehi or palāsebhi
Genitive (sixth)palāsassapalāsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)palāsasmiṃ or palāsamhi or palāsepalāsesu
Vocative (calling)palāsapalāsā
Declension table of "palāsa" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)palāsaṃpalāsāni
Accusative (second)palāsaṃpalāsāni
Instrumental (third)palāsenapalāsehi or palāsebhi
Dative (fourth)palāsassa or palāsāya or palāsatthaṃpalāsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)palāsasmā or palāsamhā or palāsāpalāsehi or palāsebhi
Genitive (sixth)palāsassapalāsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)palāsasmiṃ or palāsamhi or palāsepalāsesu
Vocative (calling)palāsapalāsāni

Etymology 2

Noun

palāsa m[1]

  1. Alternative form of paḷāsa (“mercilessness”)
Declension
Declension table of "palāsa" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)palāsopalāsā
Accusative (second)palāsaṃpalāse
Instrumental (third)palāsenapalāsehi or palāsebhi
Dative (fourth)palāsassa or palāsāya or palāsatthaṃpalāsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)palāsasmā or palāsamhā or palāsāpalāsehi or palāsebhi
Genitive (sixth)palāsassapalāsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)palāsasmiṃ or palāsamhi or palāsepalāsesu
Vocative (calling)palāsapalāsā

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “palāsa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 321.
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