Author: Dhamma Paññā

– H – haṃsa : [m.] a swan. haṃsati : [haṃs + a] bristles; stands on the end (said of hari; to be glad. haṃsana : [nt.] bristling. haṃsapotaka : [m.] a

– S – sa : [adj.] 1. (=sva in Sanskrit.), one’s own. (sehi kammehi = through one’s own actions). 2. a shortened form

– V – va : a short form of iva or eva. || vā (particle of disjunction), or; either- or. vaṃsa : [m.] 1.

– Ḷ – ḷaṅghāpeti : [caus. of laṅghati] causes to jump; causes to hop. ḷāpukaṭāha : [adj.] the outer crust of a gourd used as a

  – L – lakāra : [m.] a sail. lakuṇṭaka : [adj.] dwarf. lakkha : [nt.] a mark; a target; a stake at gambling; a mark in casting up accounts;

– R – raṃsi : [f.] light; a ray. raṃsimantu : [m.] the sun. (adj.), radiant. rakkhaka : [m.] one who guards; observes or keeps; a guard. rakkhati : [rakkh +

– Y – ya : [relative pron.] which; what; whatever. || yā (f. sin. of ya), whatever woman. yaṃ : [(nt. sing. of ya), adv.] which;

  – M – maṃsa : [nt.] flesh. maṃsapuñja : [m.] a slice of flesh. maṃsapesi : [f.] a slice of flesh. makaci : [m.] the bow-string hemp. makacivattha : [nt.] a canvas. makacivāka : [nt.] the fibre of

– bh –  bhakkha : [adj.] fit to be eaten; eatable. (nt.), food; prey. (in cpds.), feeding on. bhakkhaka : [m.] one who eats. bhakkhati : [bhakkh +

– B – baka : [m.] a crane; heron. bakkhituṃ : [inf. of bhakkhati] to eat; to feed upon. bajjhati : [pass. of bandhati] is bound or captivated; is

– Ph – phaggu : [m.] a period of fasting. phagguṇa : [m.] name of month, February-March. phagguṇī : name of a constellation. phaṇa : [m.] the hood of a

 – P – paṃsu : [m.] soil; dust. paṃsukūla : [m.] a dust heap. paṃsukūlacīvara : [nt.] a robe made of rags taken from dust-bins. paṃsukūlika : [nt.] one who wears such

– N – na : [ind.] (negative particle), no; not. na upeti : it is not befitting. na eva : [ind.] indeed not. na kadāci : [ind.] never. na kvaci : [ind.] nowhere.