Pāli Dictionary

kitti

kittrootisuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

kitt8make known

Antonyms

akitti

general

  • fame; renown; celebrity; good report

  • Snp 4.7

    yaso kitti ca yā pubbe, hāyate vā'pi tassa sā, etam'pi disvā sikkhetha, methunaṃ vippahātave.

  • AN 5.32

    aggasmiṃ dānaṃ dadataṃ, aggaṃ puññaṃ pavaḍḍhati. aggaṃ āyu ca vaṇṇo ca, yaso kitti sukhaṃ balaṃ.

kittī

approximate

kittrootīsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

kitt8make known

general

  • fame; renown; glory; good reputation

  • SN 1.36

    saddhā dutiyā purisassa hoti, no ce assaddhiyaṃ avatiṭṭhati, yaso ca kittī ca tatv'assa hoti, saggañ'ca so gacchati sarīraṃ vihāyā'ti.

Encyclopedia

6 entries

Kitti
Person

  • A court official of Kassapa Vikkamabāhu who, with the minister Buddha of Māragallaka, defeated invading Coḷa forces and, when offered a boon by the king, asked that the monks’ share of his revenue be remitted.

Kitti2
Person

  • The commander-in-chief of Kassapa Vikkamabāhu who seized the throne on the king’s death but reigned only eight days before being killed by Mahālāna-Kitti.

Kitti3
Person

  • The name borne by Vijayabāhu I before he ascended the throne.

Kitti4
Person

  • A commander-in-chief of Vikkamabāhu who was slain by Viradeva.

Kitti5
Person

  • A general of Parakkamabāhu I, one of the two brother commanders known as the Daṇḍanāyakabhātaro, granted the rank of Nagaragalla.

Kitti6
Person

  • The queen of Mahinda IV who built a pariveṇa west of the Thūpārāma, constructed baths there and elsewhere, and dedicated a twelve-cubit golden banner to the Mahā Thūpa.

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