Pāli Dictionary

kaññā

kanrootyāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

kan1බැබළෙන්න; වගේ

Synonyms

komārī, komārikā

general

  • තරුණියක්; කන්‍යාවක්

  • a young girl; an unmarried maiden; a virgin

  • Ja 546

    so puṇṇako kāmavegena giddho, irandhatiṃ nāgakaññaṃ jigiṃsaṃ, gantvāna taṃ bhūtapatiṃ yasassiṃ, icc'abravī vessavaṇaṃ kuveraṃ.

kaṇṇa1

approximate

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

sota, sotadhātu

general

  • කණ; කන

  • the ear

  • AN 10.176

    yā sā vācā n'elā kaṇṇasukhā pemanīyā hadayaṅ'gamā porī bahujanakantā bahujanamanāpā tathārūpiṃ vācaṃ bhāsitā hoti

  • MN 61

    seyyathā'pi, rāhula, rañño nāgo īsādanto urūḷhavā abhijāto saṅgām'āvacaro saṅgāmagato purimehi'pi pādehi kammaṃ karoti… sīsena'pi kammaṃ karoti, kaṇṇehi'pi kammaṃ karoti

kaṇṇa2

approximate

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

kaṇṇaka

general

  • කෙළවර; කොන; දාරය (වස්ත්‍රයක)

  • an edge; corner; border (e.g. of a garment)

  • MN 35

    seyyathā'pi nāma balavā soṇḍikākammakāro mahantaṃ soṇḍikākiḷañjaṃ gambhīre udakarahade pakkhipitvā kaṇṇe gahetvā ākaḍḍheyya parikaḍḍheyya samparikaḍḍheyya, evam'ev'āhaṃ samaṇaṃ gotamaṃ vādena vādaṃ ākaḍḍhissāmi parikaḍḍhissāmi samparikaḍḍhissāmi.

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