Pāli Dictionary

mahallikā

mahallastemikāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Synonyms

mahanta, bahu, jiṇṇa, mahā, mahallaka, jiṇṇaka

general

  • an old woman

  • Ja 110

    sabbasaṃhārako n'atthi, suddhaṃ kaṅgu pavāyati, alikaṃ bhāyatiyaṃ dhuttī, saccam'āha mahallikā'ti.

mahallaka

mahrootāprefixlasuffixkasuffix

via inflected form mahallikā · nominative singular · plural / accusative plural / vocative plural

Part of speech

adjective

Root

mah1increase

Synonyms

mahanta, bahu, jiṇṇa, mahā, vuḍḍha, oḷāra, jiṇṇaka, mahallikā

Antonyms

taruṇa

general

  • old; aged; ancient; (as noun) an old man, a senior citizen

  • large; great; extensive; massive (in size, scale, or wealth)

  • MN 28

    tassā hi nāma, āvuso, bāhirāya pathavīdhātuyā tāva mahallikāya aniccatā paññāyissati, khayadhammatā paññāyissati, vayadhammatā paññāyissati, vipariṇāmadhammatā paññāyissati.

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