Pāli Dictionary
general
女性に対する丁寧な呼びかけ；婦人；奥様；（尼僧に対する呼びかけ）「尊い方」
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
主人；尊者；紳士；（呼格）尊称
master; lord; gentleman; venerable sir; (as vocative) polite form of address
（形容詞）高貴な；生まれの良い；尊敬すべき
(as adjective) noble; well-born; worthy; venerable
Part of speech
noun · feminine
general
女主人；貴婦人；女性への尊称
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?
母；母后（特定の文脈における尊称）
mother; queen mother (as a respectful address)
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