Pāli Dictionary

kaṅkhā

approximate

kaṅkhrootāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

kaṅkh1望む

Synonyms

vicikicchā, vimati, saṅkā, āsaṅkā

Antonyms

nikkaṅkha

mind

  • 疑い；疑惑；ためらい

  • doubt; uncertainty; perplexity

  • DN 16

    siyā kho pana bhikkhave ekabhikkhuss'āpi kaṅkhā vā vimati vā buddhe vā dhamme vā saṅghe vā magge vā paṭipadāya vā pucchatha bhikkhave mā pacchā vippaṭisārino ahuvattha

  • AN 5.202

    pañc'ime, bhikkhave, ānisaṃsā dhammassavane. katame pañca? assutaṃ suṇāti, sutaṃ pariyodāpeti, kaṅkhaṃ vitarati, diṭṭhiṃ ujuṃ karoti, cittam'assa pasīdati.

  • 願い；渇望；期待

  • wish; desire; longing; expectation

kaṅkhati

kaṅkhrootasuffix

via inflected form kaṅkha · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Synonyms

vicikicchati, pāṭikaṅkhati, paṭikaṅkhati

mind

  • 疑う；確信が持てない

  • doubts; is uncertain about

  • SN 12.15

    dukkham'eva uppajjamānaṃ uppajjati, dukkhaṃ nirujjhamānaṃ nirujjhatī'ti na kaṅkhati na vicikicchati aparapaccayā ñāṇam'ev'assa ettha hoti. ettāvatā kho, kaccāna, sammādiṭṭhi hoti.

  • SN 48.50

    yo so, sāriputta, ariyasāvako tathāgate ek'antagato abhippasanno, na so tathāgate vā tathāgatasāsane vā kaṅkheyya vā vicikiccheyya vā'ti?

general

  • 期待する；待ち受ける；待ち望む

  • expects; awaits; looks forward to

  • Snp 3.6

    yass'indriyāni bhāvitāni, ajjhattaṃ bahiddhā ca sabbaloke, nibbijjha imaṃ parañ'ca lokaṃ, kālaṃ kaṅkhati bhāvito sa danto.

kaṅkhanta

kaṅkhastemntasuffix

via inflected form kaṅkhā · vocative singular

Part of speech

adjective

Root

kaṅkh1望む

mind

  • 疑っている；ためらっている；疑いを持つ者

  • doubting; being uncertain (about); one who doubts

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