Pāli Dictionary

taruṇa1

tarrootuṇasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

tar1ข้าม

Synonyms

manda, sukhumāla, komāraka, sukumāra

Antonyms

mahallaka

general

  • หนุ่ม, อ่อน, มีอายุน้อย

  • young; of tender age; immature

  • SN 20.9

    tesaṃ'y'eva kho pana, bhikkhave, mahānāgānaṃ anusikkhamānā taruṇā bhiṅkacchāpā taṃ sarasiṃ ogāhetvā soṇḍāya bhisamuḷālaṃ abbuhetvā na suvikkhālitaṃ vikkhāletvā sakaddamaṃ asaṅkhāditvā ajjhoharanti.

  • Ud 1.10

    atha kho bhagavā bāhiyaṃ dārucīriyaṃ iminā saṃkhittena ovādena ovaditvā pakkāmi. atha kho acirapakkantassa bhagavato bāhiyaṃ dārucīriyaṃ gāvī taruṇavacchā adhipatitvā jīvitā voropesi.

  • อ่อนนุ่ม, สด, ใหม่

  • tender; soft; fresh (also of a plant-shoot)

  • MN 45

    sukho imissā paribbājikāya taruṇāya mudukāya lomasāya bāhāya samphasso'ti te kāmesu pātabyataṃ āpajjanti.

taruṇa2

tarrootuṇasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Antonyms

mahallaka

general

  • ชายหนุ่ม

  • a boy; a young man; an immature man

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