Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · masculine
Root
mitt1to be friendly
general
friend; companion
Snp 1.9
patirūpakārī dhuravā, uṭṭhātā vindate dhanaṃ, saccena kittiṃ pappoti, dadaṃ mittāni ganthati.
Mittā (name of an arahant nun and other historical figures)
Thig 1.8
saddhāya pabbajitvāna, mitte mittaratā bhava, bhāvehi kusale dhamme, yogakkhemassa pattiyā'ti.
Thig 2.7
itthaṃ sudaṃ mittā therī gāthaṃ abhāsitthā'ti.
ethics
friendship; loving-kindness; affection
general
friend; companion; (in compounds) spiritual friend, mentor
Dhp 376
mitte bhajassu kalyāṇe, suddhājīve atandite, paṭisanthāravuty'assa, ācārakusalo siyā, tato pāmojjabahulo, dukkhass'antaṃ karissati.
Iti 76
yādisaṃ kurute mittaṃ, yādisaṃ c'ūpasevati, sa ve tādisako hoti, sahavāso hi tādiso.
Encyclopedia
7 entries
Mittā
PersonThe younger sister of King Vijayabāhu I, who married a Pāṇḍu king and bore three sons: Mānābharaṇa, Kittisirimegha, and Sirivallabha.
Mittā2
PersonA daughter of Mānābharaṇa (1) and sister of Pabhāvatī, who married another Mānābharaṇa, son of Sirivallabha.
A general of King Eḷāra who governed the village of Khandarāji in eastern Sri Lanka and was an uncle of Nandhimitta.
One of the ten sons of King Muṭasīva.
A general who assassinated King Vijayabāhu IV and briefly seized the throne at Jambuddoni, only to be beheaded by the mercenary leader Ṭhakuraka after his troops refused him allegiance.
A householder of Kosambī who later adopted Sāmāvatī as his daughter.
A common personal name borne by several minor figures in the texts.
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