Pāli Dictionary

uṇṇā

approximate

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • laine; fibre

  • wool; fibre

  • AN 8.49

    idha, visākhe, mātugāmo ye te bhattu abbhantarā kamm'antā, uṇṇā'ti vā kappāsā'ti vā, tattha dakkhā hoti analasā tatr'upāyāya vīmaṃsāya samannāgatā alaṃ kātuṃ alaṃ saṃvidhātuṃ.

  • la touffe de poils entre les sourcils (un des 32 signes d’un grand être)

  • the curl of hair between the eyebrows (one of the 32 marks of a great being)

  • MN 91

    uṇṇā kho pan'assa bhoto gotamassa bhamuk'antare jātā odātā mudutūlasannibhā, idam'pi tassa bhoto gotamassa mahāpurisassa mahāpurisalakkhaṇaṃ bhavati.

uññā

approximate

Part of speech

noun · feminine

mind

  • mépris; dédain

  • contempt; disdain

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