Pāli Dictionary

pubba1

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

purima, purāṇa, porāṇa, puratthima, pubbaka, pācīna, purimaka

Antonyms

para, pacchima, apubba, carima

general

  • previous; earlier; former; past

  • SN 56.35

    anamataggo'yaṃ, bhikkhave, saṃsāro. pubbā koṭi nappaññāyati sattippahārānaṃ asippahārānaṃ usuppahārānaṃ pharasuppahārānaṃ

  • Snp 4.10

    vītataṇho purā bhedā, pubbam'antam'anissito, vemajjhe n'upasaṅkheyyo, tassa n'atthi purakkhataṃ.

  • eastern; the east

  • SN 48.44

    ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati pubbakoṭṭhake

pubba2

pūyrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

pūy1rot; fester

Synonyms

assāva

general

  • pus; matter; suppuration

  • MN 62

    yaṃ ajjhattaṃ paccattaṃ āpo āpogataṃ upādinnaṃ, seyyath'idaṃ, pittaṃ semhaṃ pubbo lohitaṃ sedo medo… ayaṃ vuccati, rāhula, ajjhattikā āpodhātu.

  • MN 105

    kālena kālañ'ca vaṇaṃ dhoveyyāsi, kālena kālaṃ vaṇamukhaṃ ālimpeyyāsi, mā te na kālena kālaṃ vaṇaṃ dhovato na kālena kālaṃ vaṇamukhaṃ ālimpato pubbalohitaṃ vaṇamukhaṃ pariyonandhi.

pubbā

approximate

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • the east; the eastern direction

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