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eke

eka

masc nom pl of eka (adj); masc acc pl of eka (adj); nt acc pl of eka (noun); nt loc sg of eka (noun)

1. eka (adj): a; a certain; a single
2. eka (adj): alone; single; solitary
3. eka (adj): only
4. eka (adj): same; one and the same
5. eka (nt): one thing; single thing; a certain thing
6. eke (adj): some; some people
7. eke (adj): some commentators

Etymology. From Indo-European *oyk-o- (one), cognate with Sanskrit eka, Greek oikos (house, from the sense 'single dwelling'), Latin unus. The root expresses unity and singularity.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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