Pāli Dictionary

poṇa1

paprefixavaprefixnamrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

nam1bend

Synonyms

ninna, pabbhāra

general

  • sloping; inclining down; leading (to), converging on

  • SN 35.241

    gaṅgāya nadiyā soto samuddapoṇo

  • AN 6.102

    nibbānapoṇañ'ca me mānasaṃ bhavissati, saṃyojanā ca me pahānaṃ gacchissanti, paramena ca sāmaññena samannāgato bhavissāmī'ti.

poṇa2

Part of speech

noun · neuter

general

  • shallow bowl; dish

  • MN 139

    idha, bhikkhave, tadev'ekaccesu janapadesu, pātī'ti sañjānanti, pattan'ti sañjānanti, vittan'ti sañjānanti, sarāvan'ti sañjānanti, dhāropan'ti sañjānanti, poṇan'ti sañjānanti, pisīlavan'ti sañjānanti.

poṇa3

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Synonyms

kaṭṭha

general

  • sharpened stick (as in danta-poṇa, a toothpick)

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