Pāli Dictionary

tanuka

tanrootusuffixkasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

tan7खिंचाव; विस्तार

Synonyms

appaka, tanu, kisa

general

  • पतला; क्षीण; कम मात्रा या मात्रा में थोड़ा

  • thin; slight; small; few, scanty in amount or degree

  • SN 21.11

    addasā kho bhagavā āyasmantaṃ mahākappinaṃ dūrato'va āgacchantaṃ. disvāna bhikkhū āmantesi, passatha no tumhe bhikkhave, etaṃ bhikkhuṃ āgacchantaṃ odātakaṃ tanukaṃ tuṅganāsikan'ti? evaṃ, bhante.

  • SN 3.13

    manujassa sadā satīmato, mattaṃ jānato laddhabhojane, tanukassa bhavanti vedanā, saṇikaṃ jīrati āyupālayan'ti.

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