Pāli Dictionary

kīḷā

kīḷrootāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

kīḷ1සෙල්ලම් කරනවා

Synonyms

keḷi

general

  • ක්‍රීඩාව; සෙල්ලම

  • play; sport; fun; entertainment

kīla

approximate

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • කණුව; කූරය

  • a stake, peg, or pin

kila

approximate

Part of speech

indeclinable

general

  • එසේ කියනු ලැබේ; බව පැවසේ

  • it is said; allegedly; apparently; one would think; people say

kīḷati

approximate

kīḷastemtisuffix

via inflected form kīḷa · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Synonyms

dibbati

general

  • සෙල්ලම් කරයි; විනෝද වෙයි

  • plays; sports; amuses oneself

  • MN 35

    seyyathā'pi nāma kuñjaro saṭṭhihāyano gambhīraṃ pokkharaṇiṃ ogāhetvā sāṇadhovikaṃ nāma kīḷitajātaṃ kīḷati, evam'ev'āhaṃ samaṇaṃ gotamaṃ sāṇadhovikaṃ maññe kīḷitajātaṃ kīḷissāmi.

  • MN 38

    sa kho so, bhikkhave, kumāro vuddhim'anvāya indriyānaṃ paripākam'anvāya yāni tāni kumārakānaṃ kīḷāpanakāni tehi kīḷati, seyyath'idaṃ, vaṅkakaṃ ghaṭikaṃ mokkhacikaṃ ciṅgulakaṃ patt'āḷhakaṃ rathakaṃ dhanukaṃ.

  • උත්සවයක් හෝ නිවාඩු දිනයක් සමරයි

  • celebrates a festival or holiday

  • MN 35

    seyyathā'pi nāma kuñjaro saṭṭhihāyano gambhīraṃ pokkharaṇiṃ ogāhetvā sāṇadhovikaṃ nāma kīḷitajātaṃ kīḷati, evam'ev'āhaṃ samaṇaṃ gotamaṃ sāṇadhovikaṃ maññe kīḷitajātaṃ kīḷissāmi.

  • MN 38

    sa kho so, bhikkhave, kumāro vuddhim'anvāya indriyānaṃ paripākam'anvāya yāni tāni kumārakānaṃ kīḷāpanakāni tehi kīḷati, seyyath'idaṃ, vaṅkakaṃ ghaṭikaṃ mokkhacikaṃ ciṅgulakaṃ patt'āḷhakaṃ rathakaṃ dhanukaṃ.

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