Pāli Dictionary

posati

pusrootasuffixtisuffix

Part of speech

verb

Root

pus1滋養；護養

Synonyms

vaḍḍheti

general

  • 撫養；扶養；養育

  • 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.

  • 飼養（牲畜，供出售）

  • 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

    人、男子（purisa 的詩體同義詞，僅見於偈頌）

  2. iti

    如此；這樣；像這樣

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