Pāli Dictionary
general
what; which; who (neuter singular of the interrogative pronoun ka)
MN 7
gacchati pana bhavaṃ gotamo bāhukaṃ nadiṃ sināyitun'ti? kiṃ, brāhmaṇa, bāhukāya nadiyā? kiṃ bāhukā nadī karissatī'ti?
AN 10.58
sace, bhikkhave, aññatitthiyā paribbājakā evaṃ puccheyyuṃ, kiṃmūlakā, āvuso, sabbe dhammā, kiṃsambhavā sabbe dhammā, kiṃsamudayā sabbe dhammā, kiṃsamosaraṇā sabbe dhammā
why; how; for what reason (used as an interrogative particle or adverb)
SN 56.9
mā, bhikkhave, viggāhikakathaṃ katheyyātha, na tvaṃ imaṃ dhammavinayaṃ ājānāsi, ahaṃ imaṃ dhammavinayaṃ ājānāmi. kiṃ tvaṃ imaṃ dhammavinayaṃ ājānissasi!
Ud 7.9
kiṃ kayirā udapānena, āpā ce sabbadā siyuṃ, taṇhāya mūlato chetvā, kissa pariyesanaṃ care'ti.
not to mention; much less; how much more (in combinations like kiṃ pana, kiṃ aṅga)
AN 3.100
idha pana, bhikkhave, ekaccassa puggalassa tādisaṃ'y'eva appamattakaṃ pāpakammaṃ kataṃ diṭṭhadhammavedanīyaṃ hoti, n'āṇu'pi khāyati, kiṃ bahu'd'eva.
Thig 16.1
amatamhi vijjamāne, kiṃ tava pañcakaṭukena pītena, sabbā hi kāmaratiyo, kaṭukatarā pañcakaṭukena.
ka
via inflected form kiṃ · nominative singular / accusative singular
general
who? what? which? (interrogative pronoun and adjective)
ki
via inflected form kiṃ · nominative singular / accusative singular
general
interrogative pronoun base (alternative base of ‘ka’); who?; what?; which?
MN 7
kiṃ sundarikā karissati, kiṃ payāgo kiṃ bāhukā nadī, veriṃ katakibbisaṃ naraṃ, na hi naṃ sodhaye pāpakamminaṃ.
Snp 4.16
ky'āssa byappathayo assu, ky'āss'assu idha gocarā, kāni sīlabbatān'āssu, pahit'attassa bhikkhuno.
(as indeclinable) particle of comparison; like; as; similar to
kī1
via inflected form kiṃ · accusative singular
Part of speech
noun · masculine
general
Kī; name of the reigning king at the time of Kassapa Buddha
DN 14
tena kho pana, bhikkhave, samayena kiṃ kī rājā ahosi.
kī2
via inflected form kiṃ · accusative singular
Part of speech
verb
Root
kī5buy
general
to buy; to purchase; to traffic
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