Pāli Dictionary

khādati

khādrootasuffix

Part of speech

verb

Synonyms

gilati

general

  • chews; bites; eats; devours

  • Dhp 240

    ayasā'va malaṃ samuṭṭhitaṃ, tat'uṭṭhāya tam'eva khādati, evaṃ atidhonacārinaṃ, sāni kammāni nayanti duggatiṃ.

  • SN 20.10

    bhūtapubbaṃ, bhikkhave, biḷāro sandhisamalasaṅkaṭīre ṭhito ahosi mudumūsiṃ maggayamāno, yadā'yaṃ mudumūsi gocarāya pakkamissati, tatth'eva naṃ gahetvā khādissāmī'ti.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 3

khāadati
  1. khākha

    space; sky; the void

  2. adati

    eats; consumes food

khādaiti
  1. khādakhādati

    chews; bites; eats; devours

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

khādāiti
  1. khādā

    food; cuisine; (in commentaries) food and wages

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

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