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A

accompany - bhajati / pariv±reti

action - kamma

address - ±manteti

admonish - anus±sati / ovadati

advice - ov±da

advise - ovadati

again - puna

all - sabba

alms - d±na

ancient - pubbaka

and - ca

(be) angry - kujjhati

animal - pasu

anthill - vammika

approach - upasaªkamati

arrow - sara

arts (and sciences) - sippa

assemble - sannipatati

assembly - sabh±

attain - p±puº±ti / pappoti

avoid - parivejjeti

axe - pharasu


B

banana - kadal²

bamboo - ve¼u

bank - t²ra

banker - seµµh²

bathe - nah±yati

basket - piµaka

beak - tuº¹a

because - yato / yasm±

become - bhavati / hoti

bed - mañca

bee - bhamara / madhukara

beg - y±cati

beggar - y±caka

belly - kucchi

benevolent one - atthaññ³

between - antar±

bind - bandhati

bird - sakuºa / pakkh²

bite - ¹asati

boat - doºi

body - k±ya

book - potthaka

(be) born - uppajjati

bow - dhanu

bowl - patta

box - mañj³s±

boy - kum±ra

brahmin - br±hmaºa

branch - s±kh±

break - bhindati / bhañjati

bridge - setu

bring - ±harati / ±neti / ±vahati

broom - sammajjan²

brother - bh±tu

Buddha - Tath±gata / Sugata / Bhagav±

buy - kiº±ti


C

cage - pañjara

call - pakkosati

can - sakkoti

carpenter - va¹¹hak²

carry - harati

cart - sakaµa

caste - kula

cave - guh±

charioteer - s±rath²

chase after - anubandhati

chief - adhipati

child - d±raka

city - nagara

clever - dakkha

climb - ±ruhati

close - thaketi

cloth - vattha / dussa / s±µaka

collect - ocin±ti / sa½harati

colourful - vaººavantu

come - ±gacchati

compassionate - k±ruºika

conceal - ch±deti / paµicch±deti

console - samass±seti

converse - sallapati

cook - pacati

corn - dhañña

cow - g±v² / dhenu

cow elephant - kaºeru

create - m±peti

creeper - lat±

cross - tarati / uttarati

crow - k±ka

curd - dadhi

cut - chindati


D

dance - naccati

daughter - d±rik± / dh²tu / duhitu

(is) dear - piy±yati

deer - miga

defeat - par±jeti

deity - deva / devat± / sura

delight - modati

demerit - akusala / p±pa

depart - nikkhamati

descend - otarati / oruhati

destroy - n±seti

develop - va¹¹heti

dig - khaºati

disciple - s±vaka

disciplinarian - vinetu

discuss - manteti

dispatch - peseti / pahiº±ti

distribute - vibhajati

do - karoti

do not - m± (with imperative)

doctrine - dhamma

doer - kattu

dog - kukkura / sunakha / soºa

door - dv±ra

drink - pivati / pibati

drinking water - p±n²ya

drives - p±jeti

dwells - viharati / vasati


E

ear - sota

eat - kh±dati / bhuñjati

eczema - daddu

elephant - hatth² / kar²

elements - dh±tu

eminent person - pabh³

enemy - sattu, ari

enjoy - bhuñjati

enter - pavisati

entire - sakala

estate - vatthu

evil - p±pa

evil one - m±ra

expects - ±kaªkhati / pattheti

explain - vy±karoti

explore - pariyesati

eye - akkhi / cakkhu / locana / nayana


F

face - mukha

faith - saddh±

fall - patati

famous - yasavantu

fast - s²gha½

father - pitu

fear - bh±yati

feel - vindati

feel compassionate - anukampati

fell - p±teti

field - khetta

fill - p³reti

finger - anguli

fire - aggi

firewood -d±ru

fish - maccha

fisherman - dh²vara

fist - muµµhi

flag - ketu

flame - acci

flower - kusuma / puppha

flower altar - pupph±sana

fly - u¹¹eti / uppatati

follow -anugacchati / anubandhati

food - bhojana / kh±dan²ya/ bhojan²ya

foot - p±da

foot of tree - rukkham³la

forest - arañña / vana / aµavi

form (object) - r³pa

friend - mitta / sah±ya(ka)

friend (female) - sakh²

fruit - phala

fulfil - samijjhati


G

gain - l±bha

garland - m±l±

garment - s±µaka / vattha

gem - maºi

generous one - vadaññ³

get - labhati

ghee - sappi

girl - d±rik± / kaññ± / kum±r² / yuvati

give - dad±ti / deti

giver - d±tu

go - gacchati

goat - aja

goer - gantu

gold - suvaººa / hirañña

good man - sappurisa

goods - bhaº¹a

grass - tiºa

ground - bh³mi

gruel - y±gu

guest - atithi


H

hall - s±l±

hand - hattha

happy one - sukhi

happily - sukha½

harass - p²¼eti

harm - hi½sati

head - s²sa

heap - r±si

heaven - sagga

hermit - t±pasa

hide - ch±deti / paµicch±deti

Himalaya - himavantu

hit - paharati

hoe - kudd±la

hoist - uss±peti

honey - madhu

honour - p³jeti / vandati

hope - pattheti / ±kaªkhati

horse - assa

house - niv±sa / geha / ghara

householder - gahapati

how - katha½ / yath±

how far - y±va... t±va

hunger - khud±

hunter - luddaka

husband - pati / bhattu / s±m²


I

I - aha½

if - sace / yadi

illuminate - obh±seti

impermanent - anicca

indeed - addh±

inform - ±roceti

intelligence - paññ±

intelligent one - paññavantu / viññ±tu

invite - nimanteti / pakkosati

is - atthi / bhavati / hoti


J

jackal - sig±la


K

keep - µhapeti

kill - hanati / m±reti

king - bh³p±la / bh³pati

kiss - cumbati

knee - j±ºu / jaººu

know - j±n±ti

knowledgable man - vid³ / viññ³


L

lamp - d²pa

laugh - hasati

lay devotee - up±saka

lead - neti / nayati

leader - netu

leaf - paººa

learn - uggaºh±ti

leave - nikkhamati

leopard - d²pi

leper - kuµµh²

light - n, ±loka / v, j±leti

lightning - asani

(is) like - viya

lion - s²ha

liquor - sur±

listen - suº±ti

listener - sotu

live - j²vati

living being - p±º²

living long - d²ghaj²v²

look - oloketi

lotus - paduma

luscious - ojavantu


M

magic spell - manta

man - nara / purisa / manussa

mansion - p±s±da

many - bahu

mat - kilañj±

measure - n, n±¼i / v, min±ti

merchant - v±ºija

merit - kusala / puñña

messenger - d³ta

milk - n, kh²ra / v, duhati

mind - citta

minister - mant²

mix - sammisseti

moderate - mattaññ³

monastery - vih±ra

monk - samaºa / bhikkhu

monkey - v±nara / makkaµa / kapi

moon - canda

morning - pabh±te

mother - amm± / m±tu

mother-in-law - sassu

mountain - pabbata / giri

mouth - mukha

much - pah³ta


N

neck - g²v±

nest - kul±vaka

new - nava

night - ratti

not - na

nourish - poseti


O

object - r³pa

ocean - samudda / udadhi / sindhu

oil - tela

omniscient - sabbaññ³

open - vivarati

oppress - p²¼eti

or -

outcast - caº¹±la

ox - goºa


P

paddy - v²hi

palm - p±ºi

park - uyy±na

parrot - suka / suva

peacock - sikh²

piece - khaº¹a

pig - var±ha / s³kara

pit - ±v±µa / k±su

plant - v, ropeti

play - v, k²¼ati

(be) pleased - pas²dati

plough - kasati

poet - kavi

pollute - d³seti

pond - pokkharaº²

pot - ghaµa

powerful - bal² / balavantu

preach - deseti

prepare - paµiy±deti

prevent - niv±reti

protect - rakkhati

psychic power - iddhi

pull - ±ka¹¹hati

pupil - sissa

purgatory - naraka

put - pakkhipati


Q

queen - r±jin²

question - n, pañha / v, pucchati


R

ray - rasmi

receive - labhati

reciter - pavattu

reject - pajahati

relative - bandhu

release - muñcati

relic - dh±tu

renounce - pabbajati

reptile - uraga

retinue - paris±

rice - bhatta / odana / taº¹ula

right - samm±

rise - udeti

river - nad² / v±ri

road - magga

roam - ±hiº¹ati / carati

robe - c²vara

room - ovaraka

rope - rajju

rule - p±leti

run - dh±vati


S

sage - isi / muni

sailor - n±vika

sand - v±luk±

saw - kakaca

scatter - vikirati

science & arts - sippa

scold - vigarahati

sea - samudda / udadhi / sindhu

seat - ±sana

see - passati

seed - b²ja

sell - vikkiº±ti

send - peseti / pahiº±ti

serpent - sappa / ahi / uraga

servant - d±sa

sew - sibbati

shade / shadow - ch±y±

ship - n±v±

shoot - vijjhati

shop - ±paºa

sickness - vy±dhi

sick person - gil±na

simile - upam±

since - yato

sing - g±yati

sister - bhagini

sit - nis²dat²

sky - ±k±sa

sleep - sayati

smeared - upalitta

sometimes - kad±ci karahaci

son - putta

song - g²ta

soon - khippa½

sound - sadda

sow - vapati

speak - bh±sati / katheti

speaker - vattu

speech - kath±

spend - vissajjeti

spoil - d³seti

spoon - kaµacchu

spread - pattharati

sprinkle - siñcati

stairway - sop±na

stand / stay - tiµµhati

steal - coreti

stone - p±s±ºa

suffering - dukkha

sugar-cane - ucchu

sun - suriya / ravi / bh±numantu

sweep - sammajjati

sweetmeat - modaka

sword - khagga / asi


T

take - ±dad±ti / gaºh±ti

take out - n²harati

tank - v±pi

taste - rasa

teach - v±ceti

teacher - ±cariya / garu / satthu

tear n. - assu

tempt - palobheti

then - tad±

there - tattha

therefore - tasm±

thief - cora

think - cinteti

thirst - pip±s±

thirsty - pip±sita

thunder - asani

thus - tath±

today - ajja

tongue - jivh±

touch - phusati

town - nagara

treasure - nidhi

tree - rukkha / taru

try - ussahati / v±yamati

throw - cha¹¹eti

truth - sacca

turn - pavatteti

tusker - d±µh²

twenty - v²sati


U

uncle - m±tula

understand - adhigacchati

until - y±va... t±va


V

various - n±n±

vehicle - ratha

victor - jetu

village - g±ma

virtue - s²la / guºa

virtuous - guºavantu / s²lavantu


W

wage - vetana

walking stick - yaµµhi

wander - ±hiº¹ati / carati

wash - dhovati

washerman - rajaka

water - udaka / jala / p±n²ya

weak - dubbala

wealth - dhana / vasu

weep - rodati

when - yad± / kad±

whence - yato / kuto

where - yattha / kuhi½ / kattha

why - yasm± / kasm±

wicked man - asappurisa

wife - bhariy± / vadh³

wife & children - puttad±ra

win - jayati

wind - v±ta

wisdom - paññ±

wise man - vid³ / viññ³ / paññavantu

wish - icchati / pattheti

with - saddhi½ / saha

woman - itth² / n±ri/ yuvati /vanit±

world - loka

worship - vandati / namassati

wrap - veµheti

write - likhati


Y

you - tva½ (sg.) / tumhe (pl.)

young one - susu

young woman - yuvati


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