Pāli Dictionary

seyyo

sirīrootyasuffixosuffix

Part of speech

indeclinable

Synonyms

parama, visesī, ussa

Antonyms

pāpiya

general

  • besser; vorzuziehen; es ist besser

  • better; preferable; it is better (than)

  • Dhp 76

    nidhīnaṃ'va pavattāraṃ, yaṃ passe vajjadassinaṃ, niggayhavādiṃ medhāviṃ, tādisaṃ paṇḍitaṃ bhaje, tādisaṃ bhajamānassa, seyyo hoti na pāpiyo.

  • Snp 4.14

    seyyo na tena maññeyya, nīceyyo athavā'pi sarikkho, phuṭṭho anekarūpehi, n'ātumānaṃ vikappayaṃ tiṭṭhe.

seyya

siristem*yasuffix

via inflected form seyyo · nominative singular

Part of speech

adjective

Root

sī1liegen; schlafen

Synonyms

sayana

general

  • besser; vorzüglicher; hervorragender

  • better; excellent; preferable

  • Thag 16.4

    tasmā hi paññā'va dhanena seyyā, yāya vosānam'idh'ādhigacchati, abyositattā hi bhav'ābhavesu, pāpāni kammāni karoti mohā.

  • SN 3.16

    itthī'pi hi ekacciyā, seyyā posa janādhipa, medhāvinī sīlavatī, sassudevā patibbatā.

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