Pāli Dictionary

uḷāra

udprefixarrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

ar1චලනය; අත්කර ගනී

Synonyms

mahanta, vipula, mahā, udagga, bhūri

general

  • උදාර; උසස්; මහත්; ප්‍රශස්ත; උතුම්

  • excellent; noble; lofty; eminent; illustrious

  • SN 47.10

    idha, bhante ānanda, sambahulā bhikkhuniyo catūsu satipaṭṭhānesu suppatiṭṭhitacittā viharantiyo uḷāraṃ pubben'āparaṃ visesaṃ sañjānantī'ti

  • MN 36

    ehi dāni, āvuso, ubho'va santā imaṃ gaṇaṃ pariharāmā'ti. iti kho, aggivessana, āḷāro kālāmo ācariyo me samāno attano antevāsiṃ maṃ samānaṃ attanā samasamaṃ ṭhapesi, uḷārāya ca maṃ pūjāya pūjesi.

  • විපුල; ප්‍රශස්ත; මහත්; පුළුල්; බහුල

  • vast; extensive; great; large; rich; abundant

  • DN 18

    yathā kho, mārisā, nimittāni dissanti, uḷāro āloko sañjāyati, obhāso pātubhavati, brahmā pātubhavissati

  • SN 3.6

    appakā te sattā lokasmiṃ ye uḷāre uḷāre bhoge labhitvā na c'eva majjanti, na ca pamajjanti, na ca kāmesu gedhaṃ āpajjanti, na ca sattesu vippaṭipajjanti.

  • මිහිරි; සුමධුර; ප්‍රසන්න (හඬ හෝ වචන සඳහා)

  • sweet; melodious; eloquent (of speech or sound)

ulāra

approximate

Part of speech

adjective

general

  • උතුම්; ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨ; කීර්තිමත්

  • lofty, great; excellent, noble, illustrious, eminent

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