bhante

Bhante is a special vocative form of bhavant to address Buddhist monks. (See Warder Lesson 21, Declension of the Pronoun bhavant)

DN2 Samaññaphala Sutta CSCD161/PTS1.50
Piyo me, bhante, Udayabhaddo kumaaro.
dear / to me / Venerable Sir / Udayabhadda / boy
Venerable Sir, the boy Udayabhadda (is) dear to me.

• piya (adj.) dear.
• me (1st pers. pron.) to me.
• Udayabhaddo (proper noun) PTS has Udaayibhaddo.
• kumaara (m.) boy.

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Word List 1:

01. ca | na | ti | pe | vaa | kho | bhikkhave | hoti | dhammo | so
11. uppajjati | paccayo | tattha | pa.ticca | ta.m | dhammaa | dhamma.m | te | eva.m | pana
21. tassa | no | eka.m | bhikkhu | tii.ni | tesa.m | me | bhagavaa | bhante | dve
31. aya.m | atha | tena | ya.m | hetupaccayaa | nava | atthi | yo | ye | dhammassa
41. bhikkhuu | aamantaa | citta.m | khandhaa | yassa | ruupa.m | pañca | viharati | aavuso | vuccati