Pāli Dictionary

da

approximate

dārootasuffix

via inflected form daṃ · nominative singular / accusative singular

Part of speech

adjective

Root

dā1give

Synonyms

dāyaka, dada, dāyī

general

  • giving; bestowing; offering (usually occurring as the final member of a compound, derived from dadāti / √dā).

  • SN 1.42

    kiṃdado balado hoti, kiṃdado hoti vaṇṇado, kiṃdado sukhado hoti, kiṃdado hoti cakkhudo, ko ca sabbadado hoti, taṃ me akkhāhi pucchito'ti.

  • AN 5.37

    āyudo balado dhīro, vaṇṇado paṭibhāṇado. sukhassa dātā medhāvī, sukhaṃ so adhigacchati. āyuṃ datvā balaṃ vaṇṇaṃ, sukhañ'ca paṭibhānakaṃ, dīgh'āyu yasavā hoti, yattha yatth'ūpapajjatī'ti.

dam3be tame

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