makāra

See also: makara, Makara, and mäkärä

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀫𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • मकार (Devanagari script)
  • মকার (Bengali script)
  • මකාර (Sinhalese script)
  • မကာရ or မၵႃရ (Burmese script)
  • มการ or มะการะ (Thai script)
  • ᨾᨠᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
  • ມກາຣ or ມະກາຣະ (Lao script)
  • មការ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄟𑄇𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit मकार (makāra). By surface analysis, translingual ම (the letter) +‎ kāra (term designating a letter or sound) etc.

Noun

makāra m

  1. the letter 'm'

Declension
Declension table of "makāra" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)makāromakārā
Accusative (second)makāraṃmakāre
Instrumental (third)makārenamakārehi or makārebhi
Dative (fourth)makārassa or makārāya or makāratthaṃmakārānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)makārasmā or makāramhā or makārāmakārehi or makārebhi
Genitive (sixth)makārassamakārānaṃ
Locative (seventh)makārasmiṃ or makāramhi or makāremakāresu
Vocative (calling)makāramakārā
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