Pāli Dictionary

Compound structure

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kuveṇī
  1. ku

    地;大地(主要用於解釋含「ku-」複合詞的註釋書術語)

  2. veṇī

    辮子;髮辮

Encyclopedia

Kuveṇī
Person
  • 毗闍耶抵達斯里蘭卡後所娶的一位夜叉女,助他殲滅當地夜叉,後卻被他為迎娶王族之女而拋棄,她與兩個孩子出逃後終遭殺害,後代成為普林達族。

  • A yakkha maiden whom Vijaya married on arriving in Sri Lanka and with whose help he slaughtered the resident yakkhas, only to discard her later for a royal bride, after which she and her two children fled and were eventually slain, their descendants becoming the Pulindas.

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