nikāya

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀦𑀺𑀓𑀸𑀬 (Brahmi script)
  • निकाय (Devanagari script)
  • নিকায (Bengali script)
  • නිකාය (Sinhalese script)
  • နိကာယ or ၼိၵႃယ (Burmese script)
  • นิกาย or นิกายะ (Thai script)
  • ᨶᩥᨠᩣᨿ (Tai Tham script)
  • ນິກາຍ or ນິກາຍະ or ນິກາຢະ (Lao script)
  • និកាយ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄚𑄨𑄇𑄂𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit निकाय (nikāya).

Noun

nikāya m

  1. group
  2. collection
  3. (Buddhism) sect or chapter of monks

Declension
Declension table of "nikāya" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)nikāyonikāyā
Accusative (second)nikāyaṃnikāye
Instrumental (third)nikāyenanikāyehi or nikāyebhi
Dative (fourth)nikāyassa or nikāyāya or nikāyatthaṃnikāyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)nikāyasmā or nikāyamhā or nikāyānikāyehi or nikāyebhi
Genitive (sixth)nikāyassanikāyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)nikāyasmiṃ or nikāyamhi or nikāyenikāyesu
Vocative (calling)nikāyanikāyā

Descendants
  • → Burmese: နိကာယ (ni.kaya.), နိကာယ် (ni.kay)
  • → Thai: นิกาย (ní-gaai)

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