Pāli Dictionary

aṇu1

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

paritta, sukhuma, appamattaka, thoka, nipuṇa, khuddaka, khudda, aṇuka

Antonyms

thūla

general

  • petit; minuscule; infime

  • small; tiny; minute; minuscule

  • Snp 4.5

    tass'īdha diṭṭhe va sute mute vā, pakappitā n'atthi aṇū'pi saññā, taṃ brāhmaṇaṃ diṭṭhim'anādiyānaṃ, ken'īdha lokasmiṃ vikappayeyya.

  • subtil; fin

  • subtle; fine

  • Dhp 31

    appamādarato bhikkhu, pamāde bhayadassi vā, saṃyojanaṃ aṇuṃ thūlaṃ, ḍahaṃ aggī'va gacchati.

  • Thag 1.4

    sabbhi'r'eva samāsetha, paṇḍiteh'atthadassibhi, atthaṃ mahantaṃ gambhīraṃ, duddasaṃ nipuṇaṃ aṇuṃ, dhīrā samadhigacchanti, appamattā vicakkhaṇā'ti.

aṇu2

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Antonyms

thūla

general

  • une particule très petite; un atome

  • a very small particle; an atom

  • une unité de mesure minuscule (36 paramāṇu = 1 aṇu)

  • a minute unit of measure (36 paramāṇu = 1 aṇu; 36 aṇu = 1 tajjārī)

anu

approximate

Part of speech

indeclinable

Synonyms

appamattaka, thoka, khuddaka, khudda, aṇuka

Antonyms

pati

general

  • le long de; à côté de; à la suite (sens spatial)

  • along; beside; alongside; following behind (of space)

  • SN 35.240

    bhūtapubbaṃ, bhikkhave, kummo kacchapo sāy'anhasamayaṃ anunadītīre gocarapasuto ahosi. siṅgālopi kho, bhikkhave, sāy'anhasamayaṃ anunadītīre gocarapasuto ahosi.

  • DN 17

    atha kho taṃ, ānanda, cakkaratanaṃ puratthimaṃ disaṃ pavatti, anu'd'eva rājā mahāsudassano saddhiṃ caturaṅginiyā senāya, yasmiṃ kho pan'ānanda, padese cakkaratanaṃ patiṭṭhāsi, tattha rājā mahāsudassano vāsaṃ upagacchi saddhiṃ caturaṅginiyā senāya.

  • après; chaque; selon (sens temporel)

  • after; following; every; further; according to (of time or sequence)

  • DN 15

    yato kho, ānanda, bhikkhu ime aṭṭha vimokkhe anulomam'pi samāpajjati, paṭilomam'pi samāpajjati, anulomapaṭilomam'pi samāpajjati, yatth'icchakaṃ yadicchakaṃ yāvat'icchakaṃ samāpajjati'pi vuṭṭhāti'pi.

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