Pāli Dictionary

pāḷi

approximate

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Antonyms

aṭṭhakathā

doctrine

  • the canonical text; the original text of the suttas (as opposed to the commentary); by extension, the Pali Canon and the Pali language

  • MN 82

    [ettha labheyy'āhaṃ… upasampadaṃ'ti vākyadvayaṃ sabbesu'pi mūlapotthakesu dissati, pārājikapāḷiyaṃ pana sudinnabhāṇavāre etaṃ n'atthi. pabbājetu maṃ bhagavā'ti idaṃ pana vākyaṃ marammapotthake y'eva dissati, pārājikapāḷiyañ'ca tadeva atthi]

general

  • an alternate reading; a variant reading in the text

  • a line; a row; edge; (anatomy) the auricle or rim of the ear

  • Thig 13.1

    kaṅkaṇaṃ va sukataṃ suniṭṭhitaṃ, sobhare su mama kaṇṇapāḷiyo, tā jarāya valibhippalambitā, saccavādivacanaṃ anaññathā.

pāli1

approximate

pārootlisuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Synonyms

rāji, panti

general

  • a line; a row; a range

doctrine

  • the Pali Canon (the original text as distinct from the commentaries); the Pali language in which the Buddhist scriptures are recorded

pāli2

approximate

pārootlisuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

pā1drink

general

  • a checkpoint; a guard post; (in commentaries) also a row

  • MN 97

    ettha, āvuso, taṇḍulapālidvārāya dhanañ'jāni nāma brāhmaṇo atthi.

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