Pāli Dictionary

pāla

pālrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

pāl8protect

Synonyms

ārakkha, rakkhitar, pālaka, ārakkhaka

general

  • guard; keeper; protector

  • DN 19

    bhavam'atthu bhavantaṃ jotipālaṃ, rājā disampati bhavantaṃ jotipālaṃ māṇavaṃ āmantayati, rājā disampati bhoto jotipālassa māṇavassa dassanakāmo'ti

pala

approximate

Part of speech

noun · neuter

general

  • a measure of weight (~4 ounces, esp. of metal)

  • Thag 1.97

    hitvā satapalaṃ kaṃsaṃ, sovaṇṇaṃ satarājikaṃ, aggahiṃ mattikāpattaṃ, idaṃ dutiy'ābhisecanan'ti.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

apiaḷa
  1. api

    (prefix) on; onto; towards; close by

  2. aḷa

    the claw or pincer of a crab; a scorpion’s sting/tail

approximate

palā8run away; flee

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