Pāli Dictionary

ucca

udprefixyasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

ariya, mahanta, mahā, pavara

Antonyms

avaca, nīca

general

  • high; tall; elevated

  • DN 9

    tam'enaṃ evaṃ vadeyyuṃ, ambho purisa, yassa tvaṃ pāsādassa ārohaṇāya nisseṇiṃ karosi, jānāsi taṃ pāsādaṃ puratthimāya vā disāya dakkhiṇāya vā disāya pacchimāya vā disāya uttarāya vā disāya ucco vā nīco vā majjhimo vā'ti?

  • noble; distinguished; eminent; of high social standing

  • SN 3.17

    āyuṃ arogiyaṃ vaṇṇaṃ, saggaṃ uccākulīnataṃ, ratiyo patthayantena, uḷārā apar'āparā.

uccā

approximate

Part of speech

indeclinable

general

  • aloft; on high; loudly (adverbial use)

  • MN 27

    uccāsayana-mahāsayanā paṭivirato hoti jātarūpa-rajata-paṭiggahaṇā paṭivirato hoti

uccati

vacroot

via inflected form ucca · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

vac1say; speak

general

  • is said; is called

  • SN 35.95

    tassa vaḍḍhanti vedanā, anekā rūpasambhavā, abhijjhā ca vihesā ca, cittam'ass'ūpahaññati, evaṃ ācinato dukkhaṃ, ārā nibbānam'uccati.

  • (gram) is pronounced; is articulated

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