Pāli Dictionary

jighacchā

jighacchastemāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

ghas1eat

Synonyms

khuddā, anasana, khudā, jighacchita

Antonyms

dhāta, pipāsā

general

  • hunger

  • Dhp 203

    jighacchāparamā rogā, saṅkhāraparamā dukhā, etaṃ ñatvā yathābhūtaṃ, nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukhaṃ.

  • AN 4.157

    khamā bhavissāma sītassa uṇhassa jighacchāya pipāsāya ḍaṃsa-makasa-vāt'ātapa-sarīsapa-samphassānaṃ duruttānaṃ durāgatānaṃ vacanapathānaṃ

jighacchati

approximate

ghasrootchasuffix

via inflected form jighaccha · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

ghas1eat

general

  • is hungry; wishes to eat; desires food

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 2

jīaghāacchā
  1. jī

    conqueror; victor (agent noun from √ji ‘conquer’)

  2. aghāagha

    the sky; open space; the atmosphere; a vacuum of space

  3. acchāaccha

    clear; pure; clean; transparent

jīaghaicchā
  1. jī

    conqueror; victor (agent noun from √ji ‘conquer’)

  2. agha

    the sky; open space; the atmosphere; a vacuum of space

  3. icchā

    wish; desire; longing

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