kantā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀓𑀦𑁆𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• कन्ता (Devanagari script)
• কন্তা (Bengali script)
• කන‍්තා (Sinhalese script)
• ကန္တာ or ၵၼ္တႃ or ၵၼ်တႃ (Burmese script)
• กนฺตา or กันตา (Thai script)
• ᨠᨶ᩠ᨲᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ກນ຺ຕາ or ກັນຕາ (Lao script)
• កន្តា (Khmer script)
• 𑄇𑄚𑄴𑄖𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Absolute use of kanta (“lovely”, adjective)

Noun

kantā f

1. beloved woman
2. woman

Declension

Declension table of "kantā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	kantā	kantāyo or kantā
Accusative (second)	kantaṃ	kantāyo or kantā
Instrumental (third)	kantāya	kantāhi or kantābhi
Dative (fourth)	kantāya	kantānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	kantāya	kantāhi or kantābhi
Genitive (sixth)	kantāya	kantānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	kantāya or kantāyaṃ	kantāsu
Vocative (calling)	kante	kantāyo or kantā

Noun

kantā m

1. inflection of kanta (“husband”):
   1. ablative singular
   2. nominative/vocative plural