Pāli Dictionary

posati

pusrootasuffixtisuffix

Part of speech

verb

Root

pus1nourish; take care

Synonyms

vaḍḍheti

general

  • nourishes; supports; brings up; takes care of

  • SN 1.80

    kiṃsu alasaṃ analasañ'ca, mātā puttaṃ'va posati, kiṃ bhūtā upajīvanti, ye pāṇā pathavissitā'ti.

  • raises (livestock, for sale)

  • AN 4.195

    seyyathā'pi, bhante, puriso uday'atthiko assapaṇiyaṃ poseyya. so udayañ'c'eva n'ādhigaccheyya, uttariñ'ca kilamathassa vighātassa bhāgī assa. evam'evaṃ kho ahaṃ, bhante, uday'atthiko bāle nigaṇṭhe payirupāsiṃ.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

posaiti
  1. posa

    a man, person (poetic synonym of purisa, found only in verse)

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

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