yakana

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀬𑀓𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• यकन (Devanagari script)
• যকন (Bengali script)
• යකන (Sinhalese script)
• ယကန or ယၵၼ (Burmese script)
• ยกน or ยะกะนะ (Thai script)
• ᨿᨠᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ຍກນ or ຍະກະນະ or ຢະກະນະ (Lao script)
• យកន (Khmer script)
• 𑄠𑄇𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit यकृत् (yakṛt).

Noun

yakana n

1. liver

Usage notes

The prefixal combining form is yaka-.

Declension

Declension table of "yakana" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	yakanaṃ	yakanāni
Accusative (second)	yakanaṃ	yakanāni
Instrumental (third)	yakanena	yakanehi or yakanebhi
Dative (fourth)	yakanassa or yakanāya or yakanatthaṃ	yakanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	yakanasmā or yakanamhā or yakanā	yakanehi or yakanebhi
Genitive (sixth)	yakanassa	yakanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	yakanasmiṃ or yakanamhi or yakane	yakanesu
Vocative (calling)	yakana	yakanāni

References

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

Swahili

Verb

yakana

1. gnomic class 4/class 6/class 9 of kana (“to deny”)