majjapāna

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀧𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• मज्जपान (Devanagari script)
• মজ্জপান (Bengali script)
• මජ‍්ජපාන (Sinhalese script)
• မဇ္ဇပါန or မၹ္ၹပႃၼ or မၹ်ၹပႃၼ (Burmese script)
• มชฺชปาน or มัชชะปานะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᨩ᩠ᨩᨷᩤᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຊ຺ຊປານ or ມັຊຊະປານະ (Lao script)
• មជ្ជបាន (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄎𑄴𑄎𑄛𑄂𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मद्यपान (madyapāna). Compare Prakrit 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀧𑀸𑀡 (majjapāṇa). By surface analysis, tatpuruṣa compound of majja +‎ pāna.

Noun

majjapāna n

1. drinking of intoxicating liquors

Declension

Declension table of "majjapāna" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	majjapānaṃ	majjapānāni
Accusative (second)	majjapānaṃ	majjapānāni
Instrumental (third)	majjapānena	majjapānehi or majjapānebhi
Dative (fourth)	majjapānassa or majjapānāya or majjapānatthaṃ	majjapānānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	majjapānasmā or majjapānamhā or majjapānā	majjapānehi or majjapānebhi
Genitive (sixth)	majjapānassa	majjapānānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	majjapānasmiṃ or majjapānamhi or majjapāne	majjapānesu
Vocative (calling)	majjapāna	majjapānāni

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “majjapāna”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 514