upāsaka

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Noun

upāsaka m

  1. a lay devotee

Declension

Declension table of "upāsaka" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)upāsakoupāsakā
Accusative (second)upāsakaṃupāsake
Instrumental (third)upāsakenaupāsakehi or upāsakebhi
Dative (fourth)upāsakassa or upāsakāya or upāsakatthaṃupāsakānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)upāsakasmā or upāsakamhā or upāsakāupāsakehi or upāsakebhi
Genitive (sixth)upāsakassaupāsakānaṃ
Locative (seventh)upāsakasmiṃ or upāsakamhi or upāsakeupāsakesu
Vocative (calling)upāsakaupāsakā

Further reading

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