Pāli Dictionary

āsaṅkā

āprefixsaṅkrootāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

saṅk1doubt; suspect

Synonyms

vicikicchā, kaṅkhā, vimati, vicikicchita, saṅkā

general

  • doubt, suspicion, uncertainty, apprehension, fear

āsaṅkati

approximate

āprefixsaṅkroota-tisuffix

via inflected form āsaṅka · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

saṅk1doubt; suspect

Synonyms

maññati

general

  • to suspect; to distrust; to be doubtful or afraid

  • Ud 4.8

    yā sā, mahārāja, sundarī paribbājikā, sā no na dissatī'ti. kattha pana tumhe āsaṅkathā'ti? jetavane, mahārājā'ti.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 2

nasaṅka
  1. na

    not; no; neither; nor (negative particle; also as negative prefix in compounds)

  2. saṅkasaṅkati

    doubts; suspects; distrusts; hesitates, is apprehensive or uncertain

asiaṅka
  1. asi

    sword; knife; weapon; scimitar

  2. aṅka

    a mark; a sign; a brand; a numerical figure, digit

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