Pāli Dictionary
khara
via inflected form kharo · nominative singular
general
rough; hard; solid; harsh; sharp; painful; fierce (of touch, sound, or nature)
AN 3.35
sītā, bhante, hem'antikā ratti, antar'aṭṭhako himapātasamayo, kharā gokaṇṭakahatā bhūmi, tanuko paṇṇasantharo, viraḷāni rukkhassa pattāni, sītāni kāsāyāni vatthāni, sīto ca verambho vāto vāyati.
DN 23
te tvaṃ evaṃ vadeyyāsi, tena hi, bho, imaṃ purisaṃ daḷhāya rajjuyā pacchābāhaṃ gāḷhabandhanaṃ bandhitvā khuramuṇḍaṃ karitvā kharassarena paṇavena rathikāya rathikaṃ siṅghāṭakena siṅghāṭakaṃ parinetvā dakkhiṇena dvārena nikkhamitvā dakkhiṇato nagarassa āghātane sīsaṃ chindathā'ti.
(as a noun) a donkey; a mule; a saw
cosmology
(as a proper noun) name of a yakkha (friend of Suciloma, known for his rough skin)
Snp 2.5
tena kho pana samayena kharo ca yakkho sūcilomo ca yakkho bhagavato avidūre atikkamanti. atha kho kharo yakkho sūcilomaṃ yakkhaṃ etadavoca, eso samaṇo'ti. n'eso samaṇo, samaṇako eso.
khāra
approximatevia inflected form khāro · nominative singular
Part of speech
noun · masculine
general
an alkaline substance; potash; lye; caustic
SN 22.89
seyyathā'pi, āvuso, vatthaṃ saṃkiliṭṭhaṃ malaggahitaṃ. tam'enaṃ sāmikā rajakassa anupadajjuṃ. tam'enaṃ rajako ūse vā khāre vā gomaye vā sammadditvā acche udake vikkhāleti.
MN 13
tam'enaṃ rājāno gahetvā vividhā kammakāraṇā kārenti… cīrakavāsikam'pi karonti, eṇeyyakam'pi karonti, baḷisamaṃsikam'pi karonti, kahāpaṇikam'pi karonti, khāra-apatacchikam'pi karonti, palighaparivattikam'pi karonti
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