Pāli Dictionary

aṅka1

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • ලකුණ; සලකුණ; ඉලක්කම

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

aṅka2

añcrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

añc1වංගුව

Synonyms

ucchaṅga

general

  • ඇඟිල්ල; ඉණ (ළදරුවකු ගෙන යන ස්ථානය)

  • the lap; the hip (the bent position where an infant is carried)

  • DN 14

    evam'eva kho, bhikkhave, vipassī kumāro bahuno janassa piyo ahosi manāpo. svāssudaṃ aṅken'eva aṅkaṃ parihariyati

  • MN 85

    atha kho maṃ dhāti aṅkena haritvā yena bhagavā ten'upasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekam'antaṃ aṭṭhāsi.

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