Pāli Dictionary

ekā

ekastemāsuffix

Part of speech

adjective

general

  • one; first; single; alone; unique

  • some; certain

  • DN 17

    tā kho pan'ānanda, pokkharaṇiyo catunnaṃ vaṇṇānaṃ iṭṭhakāhi citā ahesuṃ, ekā iṭṭhakā sovaṇṇamayā, ekā rūpiyamayā, ekā veḷuriyamayā, ekā phalikamayā.

eka

approximate

Part of speech

numeral

Synonyms

kevala, sakiṃ, ekaka, ekanta, ekākiya

Antonyms

aneka, neka

general

  • one; a single; first of several

  • alone; solitary; without a companion

  • unique; sole; pre-eminent; unparalleled

  • same; one and the same; identical

  • a certain; some; someone; (pl.) some people

  • once; one time; at one time

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