P±li Vocabulary (other than Verbs)
Abbreviations
akusala, adj - demerit
akkhi, n - eye
aggi, m - fire
aªguli, f - finger
acci, n - flame
aja, m - goat
ajja, ind - today
aµavi, f - forest
aµµhi, n - bone
atithi, m - guest
atthaññ³, m - benevolent person
addh±, ind - indeed, certainly
adhipati, m - chief
anicca, adj - impermanent
antar±, ind - between
amacca, m - minister
ambu, n - water
amm±, f - mother
arañña, n - forest
ari, m - enemy
asani, f - thunder
asappurisa, m - wicked man
asi, m - sword
assa, m - horse
assu, n - tear
aha½, pron - I
ahi, m - serpent
±k±sa, m - sky
±khu, m - mouse
±cariya, m - teacher
±paşa, n - shop
±loka, m - light
±v±µa, m - pit
±sana, n - seat
itthi, f - woman
iddhi, f - psychic power
isi, m - sage
ucchu, m - sugar cane
udaka, n - water
udadhi, m - ocean, sea
upam±, f - simile
upalitta, mfn - smeared
up±saka, m - lay devotee
uyy±na, n - park
uraga, m - reptile
odana, m - rice
ojavantu, adj - luscious
ovaraka, m - bed room
ov±da, n - advice
kakaca, m - saw
kaññ±, f - girl
kaµacchu, m - spoon
kaşeru, f - cow
elephant
kattu, m - doer
kattha, adv - where
kath±, f - speech
katha½, adv - how
kadal², f - banana, plantain
kad±, adv - when
kad±ci karahaci, adv - sometimes
kapi, m - monkey
kamma, n - action, deed
kar², m - elephant
kavi, m - poet
kasm±, adv - why
k±ka, m - crow
k±ya, m - body
k±ruşika, adj - compassionate
k±su, f - pit
kilañj±, f - mat
kukkura, m - dog
kucchi, mf - belly
kuµµh², m - leper
kuto, adv - whence
kutra, adv - where
kum±ra, m - boy
kum±r², f - girl
kulavantu, adj - man of good family
kusala, adj - merit
kusuma, n - flower
kuhi½, adv - where
ketu, m - flag
khagga, m - sword
khaş¹a, n - piece
kh±dan²ya, n - food
khippa½, adv - soon
kh²ra, n - milk
khud±, f - hunger
khetta, n - field
Gang±, f - Ganges river
gantu, m - one who goes
garu, m - teacher
gahapati, m - householder
g±ma, m - village
g±v², f - cow
giri, m - mountain
gil±na, m - sick man
g²ta, n - song
g²v±, f - neck
guşavantu, adj - virtuous
guh±, f - cave
geha, n - house, home
goşa, m - ox
ghaµa, n - pot
ghara, n - house
ca, ind - and
cakkhu, n - eye
caş¹±la, m - outcast
canda, m - moon
citta, n - mind
c²vara, n - robe
cora, m - thief
ch±y±, f - shade, shadow
j±şu / jaşşu, n - knee
jala, n - water
j±ta, mfn - born
jivh±, f - tongue
jetu, m - victor
taş¹ula, n - raw rice
tato, adv - therefore
tattha, adv - there
tatra, adv - there
tath±, adv - thus
Tath±gata, m - the Buddha
tad±, adv - then
taru, m - tree
taruşi, f - young woman
tasm±, adv - therefore
t±pasa, m - hermit
t±va, adv - so far, until
tişa, n - grass
t²ra, n - bank
tuş¹a, n - beak
tela, n - oil
tva½, pron - you
dakkha, adj - clever
daddu, fn - eczema
dadhi, n - curd
d±µh², m - tusker
d±tu, m - giver
d±na, n - alms
d±raka, m - child
d±ru, n - firewood
d±sa, m - servant
d²ghaj²v², m - one with long life
d²pa, m - island / lamp
d²p², m - leopard
dukkha½, adv - suffering
dubbala, adj - weak
dussa, n - cloth
duhitu, f - daughter
d³ta, m - messenger
deva, m - deity
devat±, f - deity
devi, f - queen
doşi, f - boat
dv±ra, n - door
dhañña, n - corn
dhana, n - wealth
dhanu, n - bow
dhamma, m - doctrine
dh±tu, f - relics, elements
dh²tu, f - daughter
dh²vara, m - fisherman
dhenu, f - cow
na, ind - not
nagara, n - city, town
nad², f - river
nayana, n - eye
nara, m - man
naraka, n - purgatory
nava, adj - new
n±n±, ind - various
n±r², f - woman
n±¼i, f - a unit of measure
n±v±, f - ship
n±vika, m - sailor
nidhi, m - treasure
niv±sa, m - house
netu, m - leader
pakkh², m - bird
pañjara, mn - cage
paññ±, f - wisdom
pañha, m - question
paş¹ita, m - sage, wise man
paşşa, n - leaf
pati, m - husband
patta, m - bowl
patthan±, f - hope, expectation
paduma, n - lotus
pabbata, m - mountain
pabh±te, n - early morning
pabh³, m - eminent person
pasu, m - animal
paris±, f - retinue
pavattu, m - reciter
pah³ta, adj - much
p±şi, m - palm, hand
p±ş², m - living being
p±da, m - foot
p±n²ya, n - drinking water
p±pa, n - evil
p±s±şa, m - stone
p±s±da, m - mansion
pi, ind - too, also
piµaka, m - basket
pitu, m - father
pip±s±, f - thirst
pip±sita, mfn - thirsty
puñña, n - merit
putta, m - son
puttad±ra, m - children and wife
puna, ind - again
puppha, n - flower
pupph±sana, n - flower altar
pubbaka, mfn - ancient
purisa, m - man
pokkharaş², f - pond
potthaka, n - book
pharasu, m - axe
phala, n - fruit
bandhu, m - relative
balavantu, mfn - powerful
bal², m - powerful one
bahu, adj - many
b²ja, n - seed
Buddha, m - the Buddha
buddhi, f - intelligence
br±hmaşa, m - brahmin
br±hmaş², f - brahmin woman
bhagin², f - sister
Bhagav±, m - the Buddha
bhaş¹a, n - goods
bhatta, mn - rice
bhattu, m - husband
bhariy±, f - wife
bh±tu, m - brother
bh±num±, m - sun
bhikkhu, m - monk
bh³pati, m - king
bh³p±la, m - king
bh³mi, f - ground
bhojana, n - food, meal
bhojan²ya, n - soft food
makkaµa, m - monkey
magga, m - road
maccha, m - fish
mañca, m - bed
mañj³s±, f - box
maşi, m - gem
mattaññ³, m - moderate, abstemious
one
madhu, n - honey
madhukara, m - bee
manussa, m - man
manta, n - magic spell
mant², m - minister
m±, ind - do not
m±tu, f - mother
m±tula, m - uncle
m±ra, m - the evil one
m±l±, f - garland
miga, m - deer
mitta, mn - friend
mukha, n - face, mouth
muµµhi, m - fist
muni, m - sage
m³la, n - money
modaka, n - sweetmeat
yaµµhi, f - walking stick
yato, adv - since
yattha, adv - where
yatra, adv - where
yath±, adv - in which manner
yad±, adv - when
yadi, ind - if
yasavantu, mfn - famous
yasm±, adv - because
y±gu, f - gruel
y±caka, m - beggar
y±va, adv - how far
yuvati, f - young woman
rajaka, m - washerman
rajju, f - rope
ratti, f - night
ratha, m - vehicle, chariot
ravi, m - sun
rasa, n - taste
rasmi, f - ray
r±jin², f - queen
r±si, m - heap
rukkha, m - tree
rukkham³la, n - foot of tree
r³pa, n - form, object
lat±, f - creeper
l±bha, m - gain, profit
luddaka, m - hunter
loka, m - world
locana, n - eye
va¹¹hak², m - carpenter
vaşşavantu, mfn - colourful
vattu, m - speaker
vattha, n - cloth
vatthu, n - estate
vadaññ³, m - generous one
vadh³, f - wife/daughter-in-law
vana, n - forest
vammika, mn - anthill
var±ha, m - pig
vasu, n - wealth
v±, ind - or
v±şija, m - merchant
v±ta, m - wind
v±nara, m - monkey
v±p², f - tank
v±ri, n - river
v±luk±, f - sand
vijju, f - lightning
viññ±tu, m - knowledgeable
man
viññ³, m - wise man
vid³, m - wise man
vinetu, m - disciplinarian
viya, ind - like, similar
vih±ra, m - monastery
v²sati - twenty
v²hi, m - paddy
vega, adj - speed
vetana, n - wage, pay
ve¼u, m - bamboo
vy±dhi, m - sickness
sakaµa, m - cart
sakala, adj - entire
sakuşa, m - bird
sakh², f - female friend
sagga, n - heaven
sace, ind - if
sacca, n - truth
sattu, m - enemy
satthi, n - thigh
satthu, m - teacher
sadda, m - sound
saddh±, f - faith
saddhi½, ind - with
sappa, m - serpent
sappi, n - ghee
sappurisa, m - good man
sabba, mfn - all
sabaññ³, m - all knowing one
sabh±, f - assembly
samaşa, m - monk
samudda, m - sea, ocean
sammajjan², f - broom
samm±, ind - well, right
sara, m - arrow
sassu, f - mother-in-law
saha, ind - with
sah±ya (ka), m - friend
s±kh±, f - branch
s±µaka, m - garment
s±m², m - husband
s±rath², m - charioteer
s±l±, f - hall
s±vaka, m - disciple
sikh², m - peacook
sig±la, m - jackal
sindhu, m - sea, ocean
sippa, n - arts and science
sissa, m - pupil
s²gha½, adv - fast
s²la, n - virtue
s²sa, n - head
s²ha, m - lion
suka, m - parrot
sukha½, adv - happily
sukh², m - happy person
sugata, m - the Buddha
sunakha, m - dog
sura, m - deity
sur±, f - liquor
suriya, m - sun
suva, m - parrot
suvaşşa, n - gold
susu, m - young one
s³kara, m - pig
seµµhi, m - banker
setu, n - bridge
soşa, m - dog
sota, n - ear
sotu, m - listener
sop±na, m - stairway
hattha, m - hand
hatth², m - elephant
himavantu, mfn - Himalaya
hirañña, n - gold
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