Pāli Dictionary

bho

bhūrootosuffix

Part of speech

indeclinable

Root

bhū1होना; बनना

Synonyms

bhavant

general

  • हे मित्र; हे भद्र (संबोधन)

  • sir!; friend!; my dear (familiar address to equals or inferiors, especially among brahmans; plural: sirs)

  • SN 42.6

    ummujja bho puthusile

  • Dhp 26

    na c'āhaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ brūmi, yonijaṃ mattisambhavaṃ, bhovādi nāma so hoti, sace hoti sakiñcano, akiñcanaṃ anādānaṃ, tam'ahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ.

  • अहो; अरे (विस्मयसूचक)

  • (in exclamations, especially with vata) oh!; I say!; alas!

  • DN 14

    dhiratthu kira bho jāti nāma

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