Pāli Dictionary
general
对女性的尊称；女士；夫人；（对尼众的称呼）“尊者”、“大德”
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；绅士；（呼格）尊称
master; lord; gentleman; venerable sir; (as vocative) polite form of address
（作形容词）高贵的；出身良好的；值得尊敬的
(as adjective) noble; well-born; worthy; venerable
Part of speech
noun · feminine
general
女主人；贵妇；女士（对女性的尊称）
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?
母亲；母后（特定语境下的尊称）
mother; queen mother (as a respectful address)
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