Pāli Dictionary

ayye

ayyāstemesuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Synonyms

bhadda, ayyā

general

  • 對女性的尊稱；女士；夫人；（對尼眾的稱呼）「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

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

bhavant, sāmī, ayiraka

general

  • 主人；尊者；紳士；（呼格）尊稱

  • master; lord; gentleman; venerable sir; (as vocative) polite form of address

  • （作形容詞）高貴的；出身良好的；值得尊敬的

  • (as adjective) noble; well-born; worthy; venerable

ayyā

ariyastemāsuffix

via inflected form ayye · vocative singular

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • 女主人；貴婦；女士（對女性的尊稱）

  • 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?

  • 母親；母后（特定語境下的尊稱）

  • mother; queen mother (as a respectful address)

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