Pāli Dictionary

yava

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

yavaka

general

  • lúa mạch

  • barley (Hordeum vulgare)

  • SN 35.248

    seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, yavakalāpī cātumahāpathe nikkhittā assa. atha cha purisā āgaccheyyuṃ byābhaṅgihatthā. te yavakalāpiṃ chahi byābhaṅgīhi haneyyuṃ. evañ'hi sā, bhikkhave, yavakalāpī suhatā assa chahi byābhaṅgīhi haññamānā.

  • đơn vị đo chiều dài (bề rộng hạt lúa mạch; 8 yava = 1 aṅgula)

  • a measure of length (a barleycorn’s breadth; 8 yava = 1 aṅgula)

yāva

approximate

Part of speech

indeclinable

Synonyms

tāva, yāvatā

general

  • cho đến; tận; suốt; chừng nào

  • up to; as far as; until; as long as

  • MN 39

    tāni yāva ca aggā yāva ca mūlā sītena vārinā abhisannāni parisannāni paripūrāni paripphuṭāni

  • SN 25.1

    abhabbo taṃ kammaṃ kātuṃ, yaṃ kammaṃ katvā nirayaṃ vā tiracchānayoniṃ vā pettivisayaṃ vā upapajjeyya, abhabbo'va tāva kālaṃ kātuṃ yāva na sot'āpattiphalaṃ sacchikaroti.

  • bao nhiêu; như thế nào; đến mức nào

  • how; how much; to what extent; how well

  • AN 4.45

    acchariyaṃ, bhante, abbhutaṃ, bhante! yāva subhāsitam'idaṃ, bhante, bhagavatā

yāvant

approximate

yāvastemvantsuffix

via inflected form yāva · nominative singular · plural / vocative singular

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

yāvatika

general

  • bao nhiêu; bất kể bao nhiêu; nhiều như

  • as many as; however many; whatever number or amount

  • Dhp 337

    taṃ vo vadāmi bhaddaṃ vo, yāvant'ettha samāgatā, taṇhāya mūlaṃ khaṇatha, usīr'attho'va bīraṇaṃ, mā vo naḷaṃ'va soto'va, māro bhañji punappunaṃ.

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