Pāli Dictionary

appaka

appastemkasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

paritta, appamattaka, khudda, tanuka, parittaka

Antonyms

bahutara, anappaka, atappaka

general

  • little; small; insignificant; (plural) few

  • AN 4.6

    idha, bhikkhave, ekaccassa puggalassa appakaṃ sutaṃ hoti

  • SN 20.2

    evam'eva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye manussesu paccājāyanti. atha kho ete'y'eva bahutarā sattā ye aññatra manussehi paccājāyanti.

  • (neuter) a little; a small amount; a trifle; (instrumental appakena) easily; cheaply; for little return

  • SN 20.12

    kataññuno bhavissāma katavedino, na ca no amhesu appakam'pi kataṃ nassissatī'ti. evañ'hi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban'ti.

  • Snp 4.13

    passaṃ naro dakkhati nāmarūpaṃ, disvāna vā ñassati tāni'm'eva, kāmaṃ bahuṃ passatu appakaṃ vā, na hi tena suddhiṃ kusalā vadanti.

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