amacca

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀅𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀘 (Brahmi script)
  • अमच्च (Devanagari script)
  • অমচ্চ (Bengali script)
  • අමච‍්ච (Sinhalese script)
  • အမစ္စ or ဢမၸ္ၸ or ဢမၸ်ၸ (Burmese script)
  • อมจฺจ or อะมัจจะ (Thai script)
  • ᩋᨾᨧ᩠ᨧ (Tai Tham script)
  • ອມຈ຺ຈ or ອະມັຈຈະ (Lao script)
  • អមច្ច (Khmer script)
  • 𑄃𑄟𑄌𑄴𑄌 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अमात्य (amātya). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀅𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀘 (amacca).

Noun

amacca m

  1. bosom friend, companion, advisor
  2. minister, confidant
    Synonym: mantin

Declension

Declension table of "amacca" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)amaccoamaccā
Accusative (second)amaccaṃamacce
Instrumental (third)amaccenaamaccehi or amaccebhi
Dative (fourth)amaccassa or amaccāya or amaccatthaṃamaccānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)amaccasmā or amaccamhā or amaccāamaccehi or amaccebhi
Genitive (sixth)amaccassaamaccānaṃ
Locative (seventh)amaccasmiṃ or amaccamhi or amacceamaccesu
Vocative (calling)amaccaamaccā

Descendants

  • →? Tamil: அமைச்சு (amaiccu) (or from Prakrit)

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “amacca”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 73
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “amā́tya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 25
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