Pāli Dictionary

chamā1

khamrootāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

kham1tolerate; endure

Synonyms

pathavī, bhūmi, bhū

general

  • the earth; the ground; the floor

chamā2

khamrootāsuffix

Part of speech

indeclinable

general

  • onto the ground; on the ground; to the earth

  • Thag 4.2

    ahaṃ middhena pakato, vihārā upanikkhamiṃ, caṅkamaṃ abhiruhanto, tatth'eva papatiṃ chamā.

  • Ud 7.6

    yassa mūlaṃ chamā n'atthi, paṇṇā n'atthi kuto latā, taṃ dhīraṃ bandhanā muttaṃ, ko taṃ ninditum'arahati. devā'pi naṃ pasaṃsanti, brahmunā'pi pasaṃsito'ti.

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