Pāli Dictionary

nayana

nīrootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

nī1ඊයම්; රැගෙන යන්න

Synonyms

cakkhu, dassana, akkha, akkhi, netta, haraṇa, apanayana, locana

general

  • ඇස

  • the eye

  • Thig 14.1

    akkhīni ca turiyā'r'iva, kinnariyā'r'iva pabbat'antare, tava me nayanāni dakkhiya, bhiyyo kāmaratī pavaḍḍhati.

  • ගෙන යාම; මඟ පෙන්වීම

  • leading; guiding; carrying (gerund of nayati)

naya

approximate

nīrootasuffix

via inflected form nayāna · genitive plural

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

nī1ඊයම්; රැගෙන යන්න

Synonyms

aṭṭha, ākāra, adhippāya, pakāra, nīhāra

Antonyms

anaya

general

  • ක්‍රමය; උපායය; ක්‍රියා පටිපාටිය

  • method; way; manner; plan; mode of proceeding

  • අනුමානය; නිගමනය; තර්කනය

  • inference; conclusion; reasoning; inferential method

  • AN 3.65

    etha tumhe, kālāmā, mā anussavena, mā param'parāya, mā itikirāya, mā piṭakasampadānena, mā takkahetu, mā nayahetu, mā ākāraparivitakkena, mā diṭṭhinijjhānakkhantiyā, mā bhabbarūpatāya, mā samaṇo no garū'ti.

  • අර්ථය; තේරුම; සන්දර්භය

  • meaning; sense; context (esp. in grammatical or textual interpretation)

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