cāra

Pali

Etymology

Formed on the root car of carati (“to move about”)

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀘𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • चार (Devanagari script)
  • চার (Bengali script)
  • චාර (Sinhalese script)
  • စာရ (Burmese script)
  • จาร or จาระ (Thai script)
  • ᨧᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຈາຣ or ຈາຣະ (Lao script)
  • ចារ (Khmer script)

Noun

cāra m

  1. motion
  2. action, behaviour

Declension
Declension table of "cāra" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)cārocārā
Accusative (second)cāraṃcāre
Instrumental (third)cārenacārehi or cārebhi
Dative (fourth)cārassa or cārāya or cāratthaṃcārānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)cārasmā or cāramhā or cārācārehi or cārebhi
Genitive (sixth)cārassacārānaṃ
Locative (seventh)cārasmiṃ or cāramhi or cārecāresu
Vocative (calling)cāracārā

Derived terms

References

cāra in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)

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