gāma

See also: gamma, gama, and gáma

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
  • गाम (Devanagari script)
  • গাম (Bengali script)
  • ගාම (Sinhalese script)
  • ဂါမ (Burmese script)
  • คาม (Thai script)
  • ᨣᩤᨾ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຄາມ or ຄາມະ (Lao script)
  • គាម (Khmer script)
  • 𑄉𑄂𑄟 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ग्राम (grā́ma), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *grā́mas. Cognate with Ashokan Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (gāma).

Noun

gāma m

  1. village

Declension
Declension table of "gāma" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)gāmogāmā
Accusative (second)gāmaṃgāme
Instrumental (third)gāmenagāmehi or gāmebhi
Dative (fourth)gāmassa or gāmāya or gāmatthaṃgāmānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)gāmasmā or gāmamhā or gāmāgāmehi or gāmebhi
Genitive (sixth)gāmassagāmānaṃ
Locative (seventh)gāmasmiṃ or gāmamhi or gāmegāmesu
Vocative (calling)gāmagāmā

Derived terms

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