Pāli Dictionary

māyā

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Synonyms

vijjā

ethics

  • fraude; tromperie; hypocrisie

  • fraud; deceit; hypocrisy

  • Snp 4.3

    dhonassa hi n'atthi kuhiñci loke, pakappitā diṭṭhi bhav'ābhavesu, māyañ'ca mānañ'ca pahāya dhono, sa kena gaccheyya anūpayo so.

  • Ud 3.6

    yamhī na māyā vasatī na māno, yo vītalobho amamo nirāso, panuṇṇakodho abhinibbut'atto, so brāhmaṇo so samaṇo sa bhikkhū'ti.

general

  • magie; illusion; sorcellerie; tour de passe-passe

  • magic; illusion; sorcery; conjurer’s trick

  • Māyā; nom de la mère du Bouddha

  • Māyā; name of the Buddha’s mother

maya

approximate

mārootyasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

mā5mesurer

general

  • fait de; composé de; consistant en (généralement utilisé comme suffixe dans les composés)

  • made of; consisting of; composed of (typically used as a suffix in compounds)

  • Dhp 1

    manopubbaṅ'gamā dhammā, manoseṭṭhā manomayā, manasā ce paduṭṭhena, bhāsati vā karoti vā, tato naṃ dukkham'anveti, cakkaṃva vahato padaṃ.

  • Snp 4.9

    na vedagū diṭṭhiyā na mutiyā, sa mānam'eti na hi tam'mayo so, na kammunā no'pi sutena neyyo, anūpanīto sa nivesanesu.

mayā

approximate

Part of speech

pronoun

Synonyms

me

general

  • par moi; avec moi

  • by me; with me

  • SN 22.94

    n'āhaṃ, bhikkhave, lokena vivadāmi, loko'va mayā vivadati. na, bhikkhave, dhammavādī kenaci lokasmiṃ vivadati.

  • Snp 4.15

    attadaṇḍā bhayaṃ jātaṃ, janaṃ passatha medhagaṃ, saṃvegaṃ kittayissāmi, yathā saṃvijitaṃ mayā.

  • de moi; que moi

  • from me; than me

māya

approximate

māyāstemasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

saṭha

Antonyms

amāya

ethics

  • trompeur; malhonnête; frauduleux

  • deceitful; dishonest; fraudulent

  • DN 20

    tesaṃ māyāvino dāsā, āguṃ vañcanikā saṭhā, māyā kuṭeṇḍu viṭeṇḍu, viṭucca viṭuṭo saha.

ahaṃ

approximate

via inflected form mayā · instrumental·1st person singular / ablative·1st person singular

Part of speech

pronoun

general

  • je; moi

  • I (first person pronoun); (plural mayaṃ, amhe) we

  • Snp 1.4

    ahaṃ kho, samaṇa, kasāmi ca vapāmi ca

  • Snp 3.11

    yathā ahaṃ tathā ete, yathā ete tathā ahaṃ, attānaṃ upamaṃ katvā, na haneyya na ghātaye.

ma1

approximate

via inflected form māya · dative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • la lettre m; la 31e lettre de l’alphabet pali; consonne nasale

  • the letter m; the 31st letter of the Pali alphabet; a nasal consonant

  • (grammaire) la consonne m utilisée comme insertion euphonique, ou résultant de la transformation de niggahīta (ṃ) ou p

  • (grammar) the consonant m used as a euphonic insertion, or resulting from the transformation of niggahīta (ṃ) or p

ma2

approximate

via inflected form māya · dative singular

Part of speech

particle

general

  • ma; désinence verbale de la 1re personne du pluriel du présent

  • ma; verbal ending of the present tense first person plural

mā

approximate

via inflected form māya · instrumental singular / dative singular / ablative singular / genitive singular / locative singular

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Synonyms

canda, candima

cosmology

  • la lune

  • the moon (especially in compounds like puṇṇamā)

  • SN 22.82

    tena kho pana samayena bhagavā tadah'uposathe pannarase puṇṇāya puṇṇamāya rattiyā bhikkhusaṅghaparivuto ajjhokāse nisinno hoti.

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