Pāli Dictionary

kaṇṭha

kaṇrootthasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

kaṇ1faire résonner

Synonyms


general

  • gorge; cou

  • the throat; the neck

  • MN 20

    seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, itthī vā puriso vā daharo yuvā maṇḍanakajātiko ahikuṇapena vā kukkurakuṇapena vā manussakuṇapena vā kaṇṭhe āsattena aṭṭiyeyya harāyeyya jiguccheyya.

  • MN 139

    tatra, bhikkhave, taramānassa bhāsato kāyo'pi kilamati, cittam'pi upahaññati, saro'pi upahaññati, kaṇṭho'pi āturīyati, avisaṭṭham'pi hoti aviññeyyaṃ taramānassa bhāsitaṃ.

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