Pāli Dictionary
general
an intimate friend; a close companion
AN 9.1
idh'āvuso, bhikkhu kalyāṇamitto hoti kalyāṇasahāyo kalyāṇasampavaṅko. sambodhipakkhikānaṃ, āvuso, dhammānaṃ ayaṃ paṭhamā upanisā bhāvanāya.
AN 3.27
kiñ'c'āpi, bhikkhave, evarūpassa puggalassa na diṭṭh'ānugatiṃ āpajjati, atha kho naṃ kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggacchati, kalyāṇamitto purisapuggalo kalyāṇasahāyo kalyāṇasampavaṅko'ti.
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