Pāli Dictionary

pā1

pāroot

Part of speech

verb

Root

pā1drink

general

  • to drink

  • to protect; to guard; to nourish

  • to fill

pā2

Part of speech

indeclinable

Root

pā1drink

general

  • before; previously; already; early

  • still more so; how much more; not to speak of (usually in pāgeva)

pa1

approximate

pārootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

pā1drink

Synonyms

rakkhī, anurakkhī

general

  • protecting; guarding (usually in compounds)

  • Dhp 19

    bahum'pi ce sahitaṃ bhāsamāno, na takkaro hoti naro pamatto, gopo'va gāvo gaṇayaṃ paresaṃ, na bhāgavā sāmaññassa hoti.

pa2

approximate

pārootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

pā1drink

general

  • drinking; who drinks (usually occurring as the final member of a compound)

pa3

approximate

Part of speech

indeclinable

general

  • prefix indicating forward motion, forth, out; or intensity, very much; or beginning, first

pā1drink

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