Pāli Dictionary

anūna

anprefixūnastem

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

anūnaka

Antonyms

ūna, anadhika

general

  • sans manque; complet; entier

  • not lacking; not deficient; complete; entire

aṇu1

approximate

via inflected form aṇunā · instrumental singular / ablative singular

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

approximate

via inflected form aṇunā · instrumental singular / ablative singular

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)

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