Pāli Dictionary

kaṭuka

kaṭustemkasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

pharusa, titta

Antonyms

madhura, sāta

general

  • කුළු රස; තිත්ත; (නාම) කුළු රසය, තිත්ත රසය

  • pungent, bitter, acrid (of taste); (as noun) pungency, bitterness, a bitter thing

mind

  • දැඩි; තියුණු; වේදනාබර (වේදනාව, දුක)

  • severe, sharp, painful, acute (of pain, feeling, or suffering); distressing

  • Thag 2.13

    atha pāpāni kammāni, karaṃ bālo na bujjhati, pacch'āssa kaṭukaṃ hoti, vipāko hi'ssa pāpako'ti.

  • AN 4.157

    uppannānaṃ sārīrikānaṃ vedanānaṃ dukkhānaṃ tibbānaṃ kharānaṃ kaṭukānaṃ asātānaṃ amanāpānaṃ pāṇaharānaṃ adhivāsakajātikā bhavissāmā'ti

ethics

  • කර්කෂ; දැඩි (වචන, කථා); කටුක (ප්‍රතිඵල)

  • harsh, caustic, bitter (of words or speech); distressing, bringing bitter consequences (of actions or results)

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