suriya

See also: Suriya

Pali
FWOTD – 26 January 2016

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀲𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀬 (Brahmi script)
  • सुरिय (Devanagari script)
  • সুরিয (Bengali script)
  • සුරිය (Sinhalese script)
  • သုရိယ (Burmese script)
  • สุริย (Thai script)
  • ᩈᩩᩁᩥᨿ (Tai Tham script)
  • សុរិយ (Khmer script)

Etymology

From Vedic Sanskrit सूर्य (sūrya, “sun”). Also see Sanskrit स्वर् (svar, “heaven, light”). Compare Latin sōl, Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sʊɻɪjɐ/

Noun

suriya m

  1. sun
    • ~100 BCE, Nāgasena (with later contributors), Milinda-panha‎, page 274:
      bhante Nāgasena, suriyassa pi tāva tejosampannassa rogo […]
  2. the sun as a god

Declension
Declension table of "suriya" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)suriyosuriyā
Accusative (second)suriyaṃsuriye
Instrumental (third)suriyenasuriyehi or suriyebhi
Dative (fourth)suriyassa or suriyāya or suriyatthaṃsuriyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)suriyasmā or suriyamhā or suriyāsuriyehi or suriyebhi
Genitive (sixth)suriyassasuriyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)suriyasmiṃ or suriyamhi or suriyesuriyesu
Vocative (calling)suriyasuriyā

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