saṅgha
Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Pali saṅgha (“multitude, assemblage of people; sangha”) and Sanskrit सङ्घ (saṅgha, “close contact or combination; assembly, association, group; sangha”).
Pronunciation
- Homophone: saṅga
Noun
saṅgha
Alternative forms
- saṅghya
Descendants
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
saṅgha m
Declension
Declension table of "saṅgha" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | saṅgho | saṅghā |
| Accusative (second) | saṅghaṃ | saṅghe |
| Instrumental (third) | saṅghena | saṅghehi or saṅghebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | saṅghassa or saṅghāya or saṅghatthaṃ | saṅghānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | saṅghasmā or saṅghamhā or saṅghā | saṅghehi or saṅghebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | saṅghassa | saṅghānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | saṅghasmiṃ or saṅghamhi or saṅghe | saṅghesu |
| Vocative (calling) | saṅgha | saṅghā |
Descendants
- → Burmese: သံဃာ (samgha)
- → Indonesian: sangha
- → Khmer: សង្ឃ (sɑng)
- → Lao: ສົງ (song)
- → Sinhalese: සංඝයා (saṁghayā), සංඝ (saṁgha)
- → Thai: สงฆ์ (sǒng)
References
Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “sangha”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead