Pāli Dictionary

desa

disrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

dis1voir

Synonyms

janapada, padesa, bhāga, khaṇḍa, aṃsa, bhūma, koṭṭhāsa

Antonyms

adesa

general

  • lieu; endroit; région; pays

  • a place; spot; region; area; country

  • Kp 5

    patirūpadesavāso ca, pubbe ca katapuññatā, attasammāpaṇidhi ca, etaṃ maṅgalam'uttamaṃ.

  • point; détail; un point particulier

  • a point; item; detail; a particular matter

  • SN 35.87

    puccheyyāma mayaṃ āyasmantaṃ channaṃ kañci'd'eva desaṃ, sace āyasmā channo okāsaṃ karoti pañhassa veyyākaraṇāyā'ti. pucch'āvuso sāriputta, sutvā vedissāmā'ti.

  • partie; portion

  • a part; portion; section

  • MN 65

    tena hi tvaṃ, bhaddāli, yattha nimantito assasi tattha ekadesaṃ bhuñjitvā ekadesaṃ nīharitvā'pi bhuñjeyyāsi. evam'pi kho tvaṃ, bhaddāli, bhuñjamāno ek'āsano yāpessasī'ti.

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