sāvaka

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms

Etymology

su (to hear) +‎ -aka; compare Sanskrit श्रावक (śrāvaka)

Noun

sāvaka m

  1. disciple

Declension
Declension table of "sāvaka" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)sāvakosāvakā
Accusative (second)sāvakaṃsāvake
Instrumental (third)sāvakenasāvakehi or sāvakebhi
Dative (fourth)sāvakassa or sāvakāya or sāvakatthaṃsāvakānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)sāvakasmā or sāvakamhā or sāvakāsāvakehi or sāvakebhi
Genitive (sixth)sāvakassasāvakānaṃ
Locative (seventh)sāvakasmiṃ or sāvakamhi or sāvakesāvakesu
Vocative (calling)sāvakasāvakā

Descendants
  • → Khmer: សាវក (savkâ)
  • → Northern Thai: ᩈᩣᩅᨠ
  • → Northern Thai: สาวก
  • → Thai: สาวก (sǎa-wók)
  • → Burmese: သာဝက (sawa.ka.)
  • → Shan: သႃႇဝၵႃႉ (sàa wǎ kâ̰a)

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