chettar
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀙𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀭𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- छेत्तर् (Devanagari script)
- ছেত্তর্ (Bengali script)
- ඡෙත්තර් (Sinhalese script)
- ဆေတ္တရ် or ꧡေတ္တရ် or ꧡေတ်တရ် (Burmese script)
- เฉตฺตรฺ or เฉตตัร (Thai script)
- ᨨᩮᨲ᩠ᨲᩁ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
- ເຉຕ຺ຕຣ຺ or ເຉຕຕັຣ (Lao script)
- ឆេត្តរ៑ (Khmer script)
- 𑄍𑄬𑄖𑄴𑄖𑄢𑄴 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Ultimately chid (“to cut”) + -tar, but this composition predates Pali, being seen in Sanskrit छेत्तृ (chettṛ).[1]
Declension
Declension table of "chettar" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | chettā | chettāro or chettā |
| Accusative (second) | chettāraṃ or chettaraṃ | chettāro or chettāre |
| Instrumental (third) | chettarā or chettārā or chettunā | chettārehi or chettārebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | chettu or chettussa or chettuno | chettānaṃ or chettārānaṃ or chettūnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | chettarā or chettārā or chettunā | chettārehi or chettārebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | chettu or chettussa or chettuno | chettānaṃ or chettārānaṃ or chettūnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | chettari | chettāresu or chettūsu |
| Vocative (calling) | chetta or chettā | chettāro or chettā |
Descendants
- → Burmese: ဆတ္တာသည် (hcattasany)
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “chettar”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
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