Pāli Dictionary

māṇavaka

māṇavastemkasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

kumāra

general

  • jeune homme; adolescent; garçon (généralement un jeune brahmane ou étudiant)

  • a young man; a youth; a young lad (typically a Brahmin youth or student)

  • MN 91

    atha kho brahm'āyu brāhmaṇo aññataraṃ māṇavakaṃ āmantesi, ehi tvaṃ, māṇavaka, yena samaṇo gotamo ten'upasaṅkama

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 2

mānavakā
  1. mānava

    un jeune homme; un jeune brahmane

  2. kā

    qui? quoi? laquelle? quelle femme? (pronom interrogatif, féminin singulier nominatif de “ka”)

mānavakā
  1. māna

    orgueil; arrogance; vanité; présomption

  2. vakāvaka

    loup

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