Pāli Dictionary

aleṇa

aprefixlīrootaṇasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Antonyms

leṇa

doctrine

  • sans refuge; peu sûr

  • without refuge; unsafe; lit. not a hiding place/cave

  • Pv 14

    pubbalohitaṃ bhakkhāmi, pasūnaṃ mānusāna ca, aleṇā anagārā ca, nīlamañcaparāyaṇā.

aḷa

approximate

via inflected form aḷena · instrumental singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

aṅguṭṭhaka

general

  • la pince du crabe; le dard du scorpion

  • the claw or pincer of a crab; a scorpion’s sting/tail

  • MN 35

    yaññad'eva hi so, bhante, kakkaṭako aḷaṃ abhininnāmeyya taṃ tadeva te kumārakā vā kumārikā vā kaṭṭhena vā kathalena vā sañchindeyyuṃ sambhañjeyyuṃ sampalibhañjeyyuṃ.

  • le pouce; le gros orteil

  • the thumb; the big toe

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