medha

See also: medhā and mëdha

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑁂𑀥 (Brahmi script)
• मेध (Devanagari script)
• মেধ (Bengali script)
• මෙධ (Sinhalese script)
• မေဓ or မေꩪ (Burmese script)
• เมธ or เมธะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩮᨵ (Tai Tham script)
• ເມຘ or ເມຘະ (Lao script)
• មេធ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄬𑄙 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मेध (médha).

Noun

medha m

1. intellectual

Declension

Declension table of "medha" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	medho	medhā
Accusative (second)	medhaṃ	medhe
Instrumental (third)	medhena	medhehi or medhebhi
Dative (fourth)	medhassa or medhāya or medhatthaṃ	medhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	medhasmā or medhamhā or medhā	medhehi or medhebhi
Genitive (sixth)	medhassa	medhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	medhasmiṃ or medhamhi or medhe	medhesu
Vocative (calling)	medha	medhā

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “medha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 596
• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “medha”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 541