saṅkhyā

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Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

𑀲𑀗𑁆𑀔𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
सङ्ख्या (Devanagari script)
সঙ্খ্যা (Bengali script)
සඞ‍්ඛ්‍යා (Sinhalese script)
သင်္ချာ or သင်္ၶျႃ or သင်ၶျႃ (Burmese script)
สงฺขฺยา or สังขยา (Thai script)
ᩈᩘᨡ᩠ᨿᩣ (Tai Tham script)
ສງ຺ຂ຺ຍາ or ສັງຂຍາ or ສັງຂຢາ (Lao script)
សង្ខ្យា (Khmer script)
𑄥𑄋𑄴𑄈𑄳𑄠𑄂 (Chakma script)

Alternative scripts

saṅkhā (Latin script)
𑀲𑀗𑁆𑀔𑀸 (Brahmi script)
सङ्खा (Devanagari script)
সঙ্খা (Bengali script)
සඞ‍්ඛා (Sinhalese script)
သင်္ခါ or သင်္ၶႃ or သင်ၶႃ (Burmese script)
สงฺขา or สังขา (Thai script)
ᩈᩘᨡᩣ (Tai Tham script)
ສງ຺ຂາ or ສັງຂາ (Lao script)
សង្ខា (Khmer script)
𑄥𑄋𑄴𑄈𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit सङ्ख्या (saṅkhyā). The form without -y- is the expected inherited form; the form with -y- appears to be a Sanskitisation.

Noun

saṅkhyā f

enumeration

Declension

Declension table of "saṅkhyā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	saṅkhyā	saṅkhyāyo or saṅkhyā
Accusative (second)	saṅkhyaṃ	saṅkhyāyo or saṅkhyā
Instrumental (third)	saṅkhyāya	saṅkhyāhi or saṅkhyābhi
Dative (fourth)	saṅkhyāya	saṅkhyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	saṅkhyāya	saṅkhyāhi or saṅkhyābhi
Genitive (sixth)	saṅkhyāya	saṅkhyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	saṅkhyāya or saṅkhyāyaṃ	saṅkhyāsu
Vocative (calling)	saṅkhye	saṅkhyāyo or saṅkhyā

Descendants

→ Burmese: သင်္ချာ (sanghkya)

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