Pāli Dictionary

kho

Part of speech

indeclinable

Synonyms

nāma, hi, vata, api, sudaṃ, ve, addhā, aho,

general

  • en effet; vraiment; assurément; certes (particule enclitique d’emphase et d’affirmation)

  • indeed; really; surely; truly (an enclitic particle of emphasis and affirmation)

  • AN 6.61

    evaṃ vutte aññataro bhikkhu there bhikkhū etadavoca, phasso kho, āvuso, eko anto, phassasamudayo dutiyo anto, phassanirodho majjhe, taṇhā sibbinī.

  • MN 40

    tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi, bhikkhavo'ti. bhadante'ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṃ. bhagavā etadavoca

  • alors; puis; (comme explétif ou marqueur narratif, surtout après “atha” pour indiquer un changement de sujet ou une étape supplémentaire)

  • then; now; (as an expletive or narrative marker, especially following ‘atha’ to indicate a change of subject or further stage in a narrative)

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