Pali Concise Dictionary [ mega-index ] version 2.01

This is an online Pali dictionary for elementary and intermediate students of Pali. For advance students, please check out the PTS Dictionary @ http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/pali. This site makes use of the VRI fonts available @ http://www.tipitaka.org/general/pali.html. You have to install the fonts to view Pali words.

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[ mega-index ] refers to the square brackets at the end of most, but not all, of the entries in the dictionary. This dictionary also functions as a mega index to Pali grammars and texts. So far, the books being indexed are:

A - Pali Primer 2E, Lily de Silva, 1999 : Numbers indicate Lesson.

Pali Alphabet

a, ā, i, ī, u, ū, e, o, k, kh, g, gh, ń, c, ch, j, jh, ñ, t ̣, t ̣h, ḍ, ḍh, ṇ, t, th, d, dh, n, p, ph, b, bh, m, y, r, l, v, s, h, l ̣, ṃ

Abbreviations

ant. antonym
ind. indeclinable
m. masculine noun
n. neuter noun
v. verb


aja (m.) goat. [A05]

akkosati (v.) scolds. [A08]

amacca (m.) minister. [A04]

anus±sati (v.) instructs, admonishes. [A08]

arañña (n.) forest. [A08]

asappurisa (m.) wicked man. [A07]

assa (m.) horse. [A03]

±cariya (m.) teacher. [A05]

±dad±ti (v.) takes. [A05]

±gacchati (v.) comes. [A01]

±harati (v.) brings. [A02]

±hiº¹ati (v.) wanders, roams. [A07]

±ka¹¹hati (v.) drags, pulls. [A05]

±k±sa (m.) sky. [A07]

±loka (m.) light. [A07]

±ruhati (v.) climbs, ascends. [A02]

±sana (n.) seat. [A08]

±siñcati (v.) sprinkles. [A08]

±v±µa (m.) pit. [A02]

bhaº¹a (n.) goods. [A08]

bhatta (m.) rice. [A02]

bh±sati (v.) (1) speaks. [A01] (2) shines. [A07]

bhindati (v.) breaks. [A08]

bhuñjati (v.) eats. [A01]

bh³p±la (m.) king. [A01]

br±hmaºa (m.) brahmin. [A01]

Buddha (m.) 1. founder of Buddhism, Siddhattha Gotama. [A01] 2. an enlightened person.

canda (m.) moon. [A02]

carati (v.) walks, moves (about). [A07]

chindati (v.) cuts. [A01]

cora (m.) thief, robber. [A03]

dad±ti (v.) gives. [A05]

d±na (n.) alms, charity. [A08]

d±raka (m.) child. [A04]

deva (m.) deity, god. [A07]

dhamma (m.) the doctrine, truth. [A02]

dh±vati (v.) runs. [A01]

dh²vara (m.) fisherman. [A04]

dhovati (v.) washes. [A04]

d²pa (m.) 1. island. 2. lamp. [A03]

d³ta (m.) messenger. [A07]

dv±ra (n.) door. [A08]

¹asati (v.) bites. [A04]

gacchati (v.) goes. [A01]

g±ma (m.) village. [A02]

geha (n.) house. [A08]

ghara (n.) house. [A08]

goºa (m.) ox, bull. [A07]

hanati (v.) kills. [A04]

harati (v.) carries, takes away. [A02]

hasati (v.) laughs. [A05]

hattha (m.) hand. [A03]

icchati (v.) wishes, desires. [A04]

jala (n.) water. [A08]

j²vati (v.) lives. [A07]

kakaca (m.) saw. [A03]

kasati (v.) ploughs. [A01]

kassaka (m.) farmer. [A01]

k±ka (m.) crow. [A07]

k±ya (m.) body. [A07]

khagga (m.) sword. [A03]

khaºati (v.) digs. [A02]

kh±dati (v.) eats. [A04]

khetta (n.) field. [A08]

kh²ra (n.) milk. [A08]

k²¼ati (v.) plays. [A05]

kudd±la (m.) hoe. [A05]

kukkura (m.) dog. [A02]

kum±ra (m.) boy. [A01]

kusuma (n.) flower. [A08]

labhati (v.) gets, receives. [A05]

l±bha (m.) profit. [A05]

locana (n.) eye. [A08]

loka (m.) world. [A07]

luddaka (m.) hunter. [A05]

maccha (m.) fish. [A04]

magga (m.) path, road. [A03]

makkaµa (m.) monkey. [A05]

manussa (m.) man, human being. [A01]

mañca (m.) bed. [A05]

m±tula (m.) uncle. [A01]

miga (m.) deer. [A03]

mitta (m.) friend. [A01]

naccati (v.) dances. [A08]

nagara (n.) city, town. [A08]

nah±yati (v.) bathes. [A05]

nara (m.) man, person. [A01]

nayana (n.) eye. [A08]

n±vika (m.) sailor. [A07]

nikkhamati (v.) leaves, sets out. [A04]

nikkhipati (v.) puts. [A08]

nis²dati (v.) sits. [A07]

niv±sa (m.) house. [A07]

odana (m.) cooked rice. [A02]

oruhati (v.) descends. [A02]

otarati (v.) descends. [A04]

ovadati (v.) advises, admonishes. [A08]

pabbata (m.) mountain. [A02]

pacati (v.) cooks. [A01]

paharati (v.) hits, strikes. [A02]

pajahati (v.) gives up, abandons. [A05]

pakkosati (v.) calls, summons. [A04]

paº¹ita (m.) wise man. [A03]

paººa (n.) leaf. [A08]

pañha (m.) question. [A04]

pas²dati (v.) becomes glad, is pleased with [subject takes locative case]. [A07]

passati (v.) sees. [A01]

patati (v.) falls. [A04]

patta (m.) bowl. [A02]

pavisati (v.) enters. [A05]

p±da (m.) foot. [A03]

p±s±da (m.) palace. [A04]

p±s±ºa (m.) rock, stone. [A03]

phala (n.) fruit. [A08]

phusati (v.) touches. [A08]

pibati (v.) drinks. [A08]

piµaka (m.) basket. [A04]

pivati (v.) drinks. [A08]

pucchati (v.) questions, asks. [A04]

puppha (n.) flower. [A08] pupph±sana (n.) altar. [A08]

purisa (m.) man, person. [A01]

putta (m.) son. [A01]

rajaka (m.) washerman. [A04]

rakkhati (v.) (1) protects. [A02] (2) observes (precepts). [A08]

ratha (m.) vehicle, chariot. [A03]

rodati (v.) cries. [A05]

rukkha (m.) tree. [A02] rukkham³la (n.) foot of a tree. [A08]

r³pa (n.) object. [A08]

saddhi½ (ind.) with [A03]

sagga (m.) heaven. [A03]

saha (ind.) with [A03]

sah±ya (m.) friend. [A01]

sah±yaka (m.) friend. [A01]

sakaµa (m.) cart. [A03]

sakuºa (m.) bird. [A07]

samaºa (m.) recluse, monk. [A03]

samudda (m.) ocean, sea. [A07]

sa½harati (v.) collects. [A08]

sannipatati (v.) assembles. [A07]

sappa (m.) serpent. [A04]

sappurisa (m.) virtuous man, good man. [A07] (ant.) asappurisa.

sara (m.) arrow. [A03]

sayati (v.) sleeps. [A01]

s±µaka (m.) garment. [A04]

s±vaka (m.) disciple. [A03]

sig±la (m.) jackal. [A02]

s²ha (m.) lion. [A05]

s²la (n.) virtue, precepts. [A08]

soºa (m.) dog. [A02]

sop±na (m.) stairway. [A04]

Sugata (m.) see Buddha. [A01]

suka (m.) parrot. [A04]

sunakha (m.) dog. [A02]

sura (m.) deity, god. [A07]

suriya (m.) sun. [A02]

suva (m.) parrot. [A04]

s³kara (m.) pig. [A04]

tarati (v.) crosses (water). [A07]

Tath±gata (m.) see Buddha. [A01]

t±pasa (m.) hermit, ascetic. [A05]

tiºa (n.) grass. [A08]

tiµµhati (v.) stands. [A07]

udaka (n.) water. [A08]

up±saka (m.) lay devotee. [A04]

uppatati (v.) flies, jumps up. [A07]

uttarati (v.) comes out (of water) [subject takes ablative case]. [A07]

uµµhahati (v.) gets up. [A08]

uyy±na (n.) park. [A08]

vana (n.) forest. [A08]

vandati (v.) worships, salutes. [A02]

var±ha (m.) pig. [A04]

vasati (v.) lives. [A07]

vattha (n.) cloth. [A08]

v±nara (m.) monkey. [A05]

v±ºija (m.) merchant. [A01]

vejja (m.) doctor. [A05]

viharati (v.) dwells, lives. [A07]

vih±ra (m.) monastery. [A02]

vijjhati (v.) shoots. [A02]

vivarati (v.) opens. [A08]

y±caka (m.) beggar. [A02]

y±cati (v.) begs. [A02]


Total word count: 182

Major milestones:
2 July, 2002: Version 1.0 launches
18 February, 2003: Version 2.0, incorporates [ mega-index ]

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