Pāli Dictionary

tanuya

tanrootyasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

tan7දිගු කිරීම; දිගු කරන්න

Synonyms

appa

general

  • අඩු, බොහෝ නොවන; තුනී

  • few, not many; thin, scanty

  • SN 1.18

    hirīnisedhā tanuyā, ye caranti sadā satā, antaṃ dukkhassa pappuyya, caranti visame saman'ti.

tanu1

approximate

tanrootusuffix

via inflected form tanuyā · instrumental singular / dative singular / ablative singular / genitive singular / locative singular

Part of speech

adjective

Root

tan7දිගු කිරීම; දිගු කරන්න

Synonyms

muduka, sukhumāla, sukumāra

Antonyms

bahala

general

  • තුනී; සිහින්; සියුම්; අඩුවූ; ස්වල්ප

  • thin; slender; delicate, refined; reduced, diminished; few, scanty

  • AN 5.57

    tassa taṃ ṭhānaṃ abhiṇhaṃ paccavekkhato yo yobbane yobbanamado so sabbaso vā pahīyati tanu vā pana hoti.

  • MN 74

    ato kho te, aggivessana, tanū hi tanutarā lokasmiṃ ye evam'āhaṃsu, taṃ'p'assa tādisam'eva, taṃ'p'assa tādisam'evā'ti. te tañ'c'eva diṭṭhiṃ pajahanti aññañ'ca diṭṭhiṃ na upādiyanti.

tanu2

approximate

tanrootusuffix

via inflected form tanuyā · instrumental singular / dative singular / ablative singular / genitive singular / locative singular

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • ශරීරය; කයෙහි ස්වරූපය

  • body; physical form; one’s person

  • DN 30

    taṃ katvāna ito cuto dibbaṃ, upapajji sukataphalavipākam'anubhutvā, kanakatanusannibho idh'ābhibhavati, suravarataro'r'iva indo.

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