pubba

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit पूय (pūya).

Noun

pubba m

  1. pus
Declension
Declension table of "pubba" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)pubbopubbā
Accusative (second)pubbaṃpubbe
Instrumental (third)pubbenapubbehi or pubbebhi
Dative (fourth)pubbassa or pubbāya or pubbatthaṃpubbānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)pubbasmā or pubbamhā or pubbāpubbehi or pubbebhi
Genitive (sixth)pubbassapubbānaṃ
Locative (seventh)pubbasmiṃ or pubbamhi or pubbepubbesu
Vocative (calling)pubbapubbā

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva).

Adjective

pubba

  1. former
  2. earlier
  3. eastern
Declension
Declension table of "pubba" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)pubbopubbe
Accusative (second)pubbaṃpubbe
Instrumental (third)pubbenapubbehi or pubbebhi
Dative (fourth)pubbassa or pubbāya or pubbatthaṃpubbesaṃ
Ablative (fifth)pubbasmā or pubbamhā or pubbāpubbehi or pubbebhi
Genitive (sixth)pubbassapubbesaṃ
Locative (seventh)pubbasmiṃ or pubbamhi or pubbepubbesu
Vocative (calling)pubbapubbā
Declension table of "pubbā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)pubbāpubbāyo or pubbā
Accusative (second)pubbaṃpubbāyo or pubbā
Instrumental (third)pubbāyapubbāhi or pubbābhi
Dative (fourth)pubbāyapubbāsaṃ
Ablative (fifth)pubbāyapubbāhi or pubbābhi
Genitive (sixth)pubbāyapubbāsaṃ
Locative (seventh)pubbāya or pubbāyaṃpubbāsu
Vocative (calling)pubbepubbāyo or pubbā
Declension table of "pubba" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)pubbaṃpubbāni
Accusative (second)pubbaṃpubbāni
Instrumental (third)pubbenapubbehi or pubbebhi
Dative (fourth)pubbassa or pubbāya or pubbatthaṃpubbesaṃ
Ablative (fifth)pubbasmā or pubbamhā or pubbāpubbehi or pubbebhi
Genitive (sixth)pubbassapubbesaṃ
Locative (seventh)pubbasmiṃ or pubbamhi or pubbepubbesu
Vocative (calling)pubbapubbāni
Descendants
  • → Burmese: ပုဗ္ဗ (pubba.)

References

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