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pali
vocabulary for gombrich course
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| kukkuro | dog |
| upāsako | layman |
| upāsika | laywoman |
| ācariyo | teacher |
| ajā- | nanny goat |
| ajo | goat |
| hoti | to become/be |
| pibati | to drink |
| cinteti | to think/consider |
| deseti | to teach/instruct |
| gacchati | to go |
| sīho | lion |
| brāhmaṇo | brahmin/priest |
| jīvati | to live |
| upasaṅkamati | to approach |
| samaṇo | ascetic |
| bhariyā- | wife |
| devo | god/deity |
| kumāro | boy/prince |
| kāyo | body |
| paññā- | knowledge/understanding/wisdom |
| aggi- | fire |
| bhikkhu- | monk/medicant |
| aṭṭhi- (neut.) | bone |
| bhikkhunī- | nun |
| abhiññā- | higher knowledge |
| itthi- (fem.) | woman |
| sacca- (adj.) | real/true |
| kāḷa- (adj.) | black |
| gehaṃ | house |
| dāsī- | slave girl |
| devī- | queen/goddess |
| dhātu- (fem.) | material element |
| dhenu- (fem.) | cow |
| saṇgho | community |
| sīlaṃ | virtue/purity |
| hirī- / hiri- (fem.) | bashfulness/shyness/modesty |
| viharati | to live/abide/stay |
| sukhaṃ | happiness/bliss |
| maṃsaṃ | meat/flesh |
| saccaṃ | truth |
| dhammo | doctrine/teaching |
| dāso | slave |
| gāmo | village |
| khīraṃ | milk |
| kusala- (adj.) | good/skilful |
| bhagavant- (masc.) | blessed/The Blessed One |
| sīlavant (adj.) | virtuous |
| buddhimant (adj.) | intelligent |
| cetas- | mind/thought |
| kalyāṇa- (adj.) | good |
| piya- (adj.) | dear/beloved |
| passati | to see |
| sassata- | eternal |
| dhanavant (adj.) | possessing wealth/wealthy |
| manas- | mind |
| paññavant (adj.) | possessing insight/wise |
| iddhimant (adj.) | possessing supernatural power |
| mahant- (adj.) | great |
| himavant (adj.) | possessing snow/the Himalayas |
| iddhi- (fem.) | potency/supernatural power |
| gamanaṃ | going/movement/journey |
| dhanaṃ | wealth/money |
| dhiti- (fem.) | courage/steadfastness/resolution |
| puriso | man |
| loko | world |
| jhāyati | to meditate/think/contemplate |
| bhagavant (adj.) | possessing good fortune/blessed |
| namas- | homage/veneration |
| suṇāti/suṇoti | to hear/listen |
| anto | end/conclusion |
| deti | to give |
| jhānaṃ | meditation/absorption |
| nibbānaṃ | Nirvana/quenching |
| maggo | path/road/way |
| vihāro | abode/monastery |
| upasamo | calm/peace/tranquility |
| dukkhaṃ | suffering/pain/unsatisfactoriness |
| putto | son/child |
| kāmo | desire/pleasure |
| kaññā- | girl |
| bhuñjati | to eat/enjoy |
| bhāsati | to speak/say |
| pucchati | to ask/question |
| pajānāti | to know/understand |
| pavisati | to enter |
| tiṭṭhati | to stand/remain |
| khādati | to eat/chew |
| yānaṃ | vehicle/carriage |
| kīḷati | to play |
| vadati | to say |
| nisīdati | to sit down |
| pakkamati | to set out/go away/leave |
| gajo | elephant |
| vatthu- | object/property/substance |
| sāvako | disciple/hearer/pupil |
| maddati | to crush |
| sundara- (adj.) | beautiful |
| tiṇaṃ | grass (used in pl.) |
| attho | purpose/meaning/welfare/advantage |
| sukha- (adj.) | happy/blissful |
| āgacchati | to come |
| jara- (adj.) | old |
| kanta- (adj.) | lovely/delightful |
| pahūta- (adj.) | much/abundant/a lot |
| labhati | to gain/get/acquire |
| phusati | to touch/experience |
| pūjeti | to worship/honour/revere |
| paṭsaṃvedeti | to experience |
| pāraṃ | far shore/liberation |
| puññaṃ | merit/meritorious act |
| buddhi- (fem.) | intelligence/intellect |
| sacchikiriyā- | realization/experiencing/witnessing |
| cakkhumant (adj.) | intuitive/insightful |
| dhitimant (adj.) | resolute/courageous |
| hirimant (adj.) | bashful/shy |
| sirimant (adj.) | glorious/beautiful |
| pajahati | to abandon |
| seta- (adj.) | white |
| khudda- (adj.) | small/little/inferior |
| santuṭṭha- (adj.) | happy/delightful/pleased |
| vayas- | age/youth/old-age |
| somanassaṃ | happiness/joy |
| saṃvattati | to lead to |
| samāhita- (adj.) | absorbed/concentrated |
| puññavant (adj.) | possessing merit/meritorious |
| bāla- (adj.) | foolish/ignorant |
| desanā- | teaching/instruction |
| anusāsati | to advise/instruct |
| upasaggo | trouble/danger |
| icchati | to want/desire/wish/seek |