pantha

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀦𑁆𑀣 (Brahmi script)
• पन्थ (Devanagari script)
• পন্থ (Bengali script)
• පන්‍ථ (Sinhalese script)
• ပန္ထ or ပၼ္ထ or ပၼ်ထ (Burmese script)
• ปนฺถ or ปันถะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᨶ᩠ᨳ (Tai Tham script)
• ປນ຺ຖ or ປັນຖະ (Lao script)
• បន្ថ (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄚𑄴𑄗 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Full-grade variant of patha, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“path”). Cognate with Vedic Sanskrit पन्थाः (panthāḥ), English find, and English path.

Noun

pantha m

1. path, road, way

Declension

Declension table of "pantha" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	pantho	panthā
Accusative (second)	panthaṃ	panthe
Instrumental (third)	panthena	panthehi or panthebhi
Dative (fourth)	panthassa or panthāya or panthatthaṃ	panthānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	panthasmā or panthamhā or panthā	panthehi or panthebhi
Genitive (sixth)	panthassa	panthānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	panthasmiṃ or panthamhi or panthe	panthesu
Vocative (calling)	pantha	panthā

Related terms

• patha

References

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