Pāli Dictionary
general
formule de politesse pour s’adresser à une femme; madame; maîtresse; (adresse à une nonne) « Vénérable Dame »
polite address to a woman; lady; madam; (address to a nun) “Venerable Lady”
MN 21
he je kāḷī'ti. kiṃ, ayye'ti? kiṃ, je, divā uṭṭhāsī'ti?
Thig 13.4
anujānāhi me ayye, icche sāvatthi gantave, sīhanādaṃ nadissāmi, buddhaseṭṭhassa santike.
ayya
via inflected form ayye · accusative plural / locative singular / vocative singular
general
maître; seigneur; monsieur; (au vocatif) formule de politesse
master; lord; gentleman; venerable sir; (as vocative) polite form of address
(comme adjectif) noble; de bonne naissance; digne; vénérable
(as adjective) noble; well-born; worthy; venerable
Part of speech
noun · feminine
general
maîtresse; dame; noble dame
mistress; lady; madam; noble lady
MN 21
kiṃ nu kho me ayyā santaṃ'y'eva nu kho ajjhattaṃ kopaṃ na pātukaroti udāhu asantaṃ udāhu mayham'ev'ete kamm'antā susaṃvihitā yena me ayyā santaṃ'y'eva ajjhattaṃ kopaṃ na pātukaroti, no asantaṃ?
mère; reine mère (adresse respectueuse)
mother; queen mother (as a respectful address)
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