Pāli Dictionary

apekkha

apaprefixikkhrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

ikkh1බලන්න

Synonyms

iccha, aṭṭhika, atthika, atthiya, gedhitacitta, giddhī, icchaka, kāmī

Antonyms

anapekkha

general

  • බලාපොරොත්තුවෙන්; ආශා කරන; අපේක්ෂා කරන

  • looking for; longing for; wanting; expectant; a candidate (for something)

  • SN 3.10

    na taṃ daḷhaṃ bandhanam'āhu dhīrā, yadāyasaṃ dārujaṃ pabbajañ'ca, sārattarattā maṇikuṇḍalesu, puttesu dāresu ca yā apekkhā.

apekkhā

approximate

apaprefixikkhroot

Part of speech

noun

Root

ikkh1බලන්න

Synonyms

icchā, āsā, jappā, pihā, kamyatā, kāmatā, nikanti, abhilāsa,

general

  • අපේක්ෂාව; ආශාව; බලාපොරොත්තුව; සැලකිල්ල

  • expectation; longing; desire; hope; regard, concern

  • Thag 19.1

    mayūrakoñc'ābhirutamhi kānane, dīpīhi byagghehi purakkhato vasaṃ, kāye apekkhaṃ jaha mā virādhaya, itissu maṃ citta pure niyuñjasi.

  • Dhp 345

    na taṃ daḷhaṃ bandhanam'āhu dhīrā, yadāyasaṃ dārujapabbajañ'ca, sārattarattā maṇikuṇḍalesu, puttesu dāresu ca yā apekkhā.

apekkhati

apaprefixikkhrootasuffix

via inflected form apekkha · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

ikkh1බලන්න

general

  • අපේක්ෂා කරයි, බලාපොරොත්තු වෙයි

  • longs for, expects; looks to, has regard for (with accusative or locative)

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