Pāli Dictionary

appa

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

appamatta, dahara, appamattaka, rassa, manda, oramattaka, parittaka, tanuya,

Antonyms

bahu

general

  • अल्प; थोड़ा; छोटा; नगण्य; (सामासिक शब्दों में) बहुत कम, लगभग कुछ नहीं

  • small; little; few; insignificant; trifling; (in compounds) very little, next to nothing

  • Snp 4.6

    appaṃ vata jīvitaṃ idaṃ, oraṃ vassasatā'pi miyyati, yo ce'pi aticca jīvati, atha kho so jarasā'pi miyyati.

  • Dhp 186

    na kahāpaṇavassena, titti kāmesu vijjati, appa-assādā dukhā kāmā, iti viññāya paṇḍito.

  • थोड़ा; अल्प मात्रा; तुच्छ वस्तु

  • a little; a small amount; a trifle

  • SN 35.117

    ye'me pañca kāmaguṇā cetaso samphuṭṭhapubbā atītā niruddhā vipariṇatā, tatra me cittaṃ bahulaṃ gacchamānaṃ gaccheyya paccuppannesu vā appaṃ vā anāgatesu.

  • AN 4.62

    katamañ'ca, gahapati, ānaṇyasukhaṃ? idha, gahapati, kulaputto na kassaci kiñci dhāreti appaṃ vā bahuṃ vā.

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