Pāli Dictionary
general
महिला के लिए विनम्र संबोधन; महिला; महोदया; (भिक्षुणी के लिए संबोधन) “आदरणीया”
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
स्वामी; प्रभु; आर्य पुरुष; (संबोधन में) आदरसूचक शब्द
master; lord; gentleman; venerable sir; (as vocative) polite form of address
(विशेषण) आर्य; उच्च कुलीन; आदरणीय; पूज्य
(as adjective) noble; well-born; worthy; venerable
Part of speech
noun · feminine
general
आर्या; स्वामिनी; कुलीन महिला
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?
माता; राजमाता (विशिष्ट संदर्भ में सम्मानसूचक)
mother; queen mother (as a respectful address)
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