vīra

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vira"

Latvian

Noun

vīra m

1. genitive singular of vīrs

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀯𑀻𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• वीर (Devanagari script)
• ৰীর (Bengali script)
• වීර (Sinhalese script)
• ဝီရ or ဝဳရ (Burmese script)
• วีร or วีระ (Thai script)
• ᩅᩦᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ວີຣ or ວີຣະ (Lao script)
• វីរ (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄩𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit वीर (vīra).

Adjective

vīra

1. brave; heroic

Noun

vīra m

1. hero

Declension

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	vīro	vīrā
Accusative (second)	vīraṃ	vīre
Instrumental (third)	vīrena	vīrehi or vīrebhi
Dative (fourth)	vīrassa or vīrāya or vīratthaṃ	vīrānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	vīrasmā or vīramhā or vīrā	vīrehi or vīrebhi
Genitive (sixth)	vīrassa	vīrānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	vīrasmiṃ or vīramhi or vīre	vīresu
Vocative (calling)	vīra	vīrā

Declension table of "vīra" (masculine)

Descendants

• Burmese: ဝီရ (wira.)
• Khmer: វីរ (viirĕəʼ)
• Lao: ວີລະ (wī la)
• Thai: วีร (wii-rá-), พิร

References

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