bālaka

See also: bālākā and bālāka

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀩𑀸𑀮𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• बालक (Devanagari script)
• বালক (Bengali script)
• බාලක (Sinhalese script)
• ဗာလက or ၿႃလၵ (Burmese script)
• พาลก or พาละกะ (Thai script)
• ᨻᩣᩃᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ພາລກ or ພາລະກະ (Lao script)
• ពាលក (Khmer script)
• 𑄝𑄂𑄣𑄇 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit बालक (bālaka). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀮𑀅 (bālaa), Paisaci Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀴𑀓 (pāḷaka).

Noun

bālaka m (feminine bālikā)

1. boy, kid

Declension

Declension table of "bālaka" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	bālako	bālakā
Accusative (second)	bālakaṃ	bālake
Instrumental (third)	bālakena	bālakehi or bālakebhi
Dative (fourth)	bālakassa or bālakāya or bālakatthaṃ	bālakānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	bālakasmā or bālakamhā or bālakā	bālakehi or bālakebhi
Genitive (sixth)	bālakassa	bālakānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	bālakasmiṃ or bālakamhi or bālake	bālakesu
Vocative (calling)	bālaka	bālakā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “bālaka”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bālá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 520