Kāraka

The term kāraka was used by Panini for semantic roles. It is not really used as a technical term in modern linguistics, but many works refer to Panini's kāraka concept as an early precursor of modern semantic roles.

Synonyms

 * semantic role
 * thematic relation
 * thematic role
 * Θ-role
 * semantic function

Origin
Coined by Panini (cf. Singh 1974, Rauh 1988:139-150).