Pāli Dictionary

gila

approximate

gilrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

gil1manger; avaler

Synonyms

gala

general

  • avalant; dévorant

  • swallowing; devouring; eating

  • SN 17.2

    evañ'hi so, bhikkhave, maccho gilabaḷiso bāḷisikassa anayaṃ āpanno byasanaṃ āpanno yathākāmakaraṇīyo bāḷisikassa.

gilati

approximate

gilrootasuffixtisuffix

via inflected form gila · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

gil1manger; avaler

Synonyms

khādati

general

  • avale; dévore; mange

  • swallows; devours; eats

  • MN 45

    app'eva nām'etaṃ māluvābījaṃ moro vā gileyya, mago vā khādeyya, davaḍāho vā ḍaheyya, vanakammikā vā uddhareyyuṃ, upacikā vā uṭṭhaheyyuṃ, abījaṃ vā pan'assā'ti.

  • SN 17.2

    seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, bāḷisiko āmisagataṃ baḷisaṃ gambhīre udakarahade pakkhipeyya. tam'enaṃ aññataro āmisacakkhu maccho gileyya.

gilā3être malade; être fatigué

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