Pāli Dictionary

sovaṇṇa1

suprefixvaṇṇastem

Part of speech

adjective

Root

var1couvrir; habiller; retenir

Synonyms

sovaṇṇamaya

general

  • doré; fait d’or

  • golden; made of gold

  • DN 18

    seyyathā'pi, bhante, sovaṇṇo viggaho mānusaṃ viggahaṃ atirocati, evam'eva kho, bhante, yadā brahmā sanaṅkumāro devānaṃ tāvatiṃsānaṃ pātubhavati, so aññe deve atirocati vaṇṇena c'eva yasasā ca.

  • Thag 1.97

    hitvā satapalaṃ kaṃsaṃ, sovaṇṇaṃ satarājikaṃ, aggahiṃ mattikāpattaṃ, idaṃ dutiy'ābhisecanan'ti.

sovaṇṇa2

suprefixvaṇṇastem

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Synonyms

jātarūpa, hirañña, haritā, kañcana, satthuvaṇṇa, hema, hāṭaka, kanaka

general

  • l’or (le métal)

  • gold (the metal)

  • DN 2

    kusāvatī, ānanda, rājadhānī sattahi pākārehi parikkhittā ahosi. eko pākāro sovaṇṇamayo, eko rūpiyamayo, eko veḷuriyamayo, eko phalikamayo, eko lohit'aṅkamayo, eko masāragallamayo, eko sabbaratanamayo.

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