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34 words and 7 phrases found.

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A
accent
adj
The present active participle form of the verb acceti, meaning moving towards or approaching.

“So gāmaṁ accent puriso.”

The man approaching the village.

Also means
  1. present active participle of acceti
  2. approaching

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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are
intj
An interjection used to express surprise, awe, or excitement.

“Are! Buddho!”

Wow! The Buddha!

Also means
  1. wow, whoa
  2. yay
  3. wow

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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C
care
noun
This is a specific grammatical form of the word 'cara', which refers to someone who walks or frequents a place.

“Sīlacaro yo hoti.”

He who is a walker in virtue.

Also means
  1. inflection of cara
  2. walker

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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cute
adj
This is a form of the word 'cuta', which means to have fallen or died away from a world. It is used as a participle.

“So cuto hoti.”

He has died away.

Also means
  1. locative singular masculine/neuter & accusative plural masculine & vocative singular feminine of cuta
  2. having died away

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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D
dada
verb
This is a verb form indicating that someone gave something in the past. It is derived from the root meaning to give.

“so dānaṃ dada.”

He gave a gift.

Also means
  1. first/third-person singular imperfect active of dadāti (“to give”)
  2. gave

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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G
gave
noun
This is the locative case form of the word for cow or ox. It implies being in or on the animal.

“gave kkhīraṃ atthi.”

There is milk in the cow.

Also means
  1. locative singular of go (“cow, ox, bull”)
  2. in the cow

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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go
noun
A general term for a cow, ox, or bull. It is a fundamental noun in the language.

“go ghāsaṃ khādati.”

The cow eats grass.

Also means
  1. cow, ox, bull
  2. cow

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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H
hare
verb
This is the optative verb form of 'harati', indicating that someone might or would take something away.

“So tam dhanaṃ hare.”

He might take away that wealth.

Also means
  1. optative active singular of harati
  2. would take away

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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hi
conjunction
A particle used to express a reason or cause for something. It is equivalent to saying for or because.

“hi so gacchati.”

For he is going.

Also means
  1. for
  2. because

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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K
kammanta[kum-mun-tuh]
noun
work, business, occupation

“Puriso kammantaṃ karoti.”

The man does the work.

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kara
noun
A grammatical root used as the basis for forming many verbs related to doing or making.

“करस्स सप्पच्चयस्स काहो ॥२४॥”

24. Conditionally kāha from kara

Also means
  1. the Pali root kar

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ke
pronoun
The plural masculine form of the interrogative pronoun, used to ask who or which people.

“තත්ථ කෙ ආගතා?”

Who (plural) have arrived there?

Also means
  1. masculine nominative/accusative plural of ka
  2. who

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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M
made
noun
This word is an inflected form of the noun mada, which refers to being intoxicated or drunk.

“madaṃ hitvā”

Having abandoned intoxication.

Also means
  1. inflection of mada (intoxication)
  2. intoxication

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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male
noun
This word is the locative singular form of the noun mala, meaning dirt or impurity. It is used to indicate a location or state inside or within dirt.

“male tiṭṭhati.”

It stands in the dirt.

Also means
  1. locative singular of mala (dirt)
  2. in dirt

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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mama
pron
This word functions as a pronoun meaning my or to me. It is used to show possession or as a recipient.

“mama hatthe dānaṃ atthi.”

There is a gift in my hand.

Also means
  1. genitive/dative singular of ahaṃ (“me”)
  2. my

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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mana
noun
This word refers to the mind or the mental faculty. It is used in the vocative case when addressing the mind directly.

“He mana!”

O mind!

Also means
  1. Interpretation of many of the inflectional forms of manas
  2. vocative singular of manas
  3. mind

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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mare
verb
A grammatical form indicating a wish or possibility related to dying.

“so mare.”

He might die.

Also means
  1. singular optative active of marati (“to die”)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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N
name
verb
This is the third-person singular optative form of the verb namati, which means to bend or bow.

“So dhammam name.”

He might bow to the Dhamma.

Also means
  1. singular optative active of namati (“to bend”)
  2. to bend

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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nu
particle
A common particle used in questions or to mark a transition, similar to 'then' or 'now'.

“Kiṁ nu kho?”

What, then, is it?

Also means
  1. then
  2. now

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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O
o-
prefix
A prefix used to indicate movement away from something or separation.

“o-kirati.”

He scatters away.

Also means
  1. ab-; away, off from

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ore
adj
A form of the adjective meaning lower, often used in specific grammatical contexts.

“ore bhage.”

In the lower part.

Also means
  1. locative singular masculine/neuter & vocative singular feminine & accusative plural masculine of ora (“lower”)
  2. lower

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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P
pi
particle
An emphatic particle used to add emphasis or mean 'also' or 'even'.

“So pi gacchati.”

He also goes.

Also means
  1. an emphatic particle
  2. also

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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R
re
noun
The locative form referring to the consonant 'r' within the Pali alphabet.

“අක්ඛරෙසු රෙ පයොගං පස්සති.”

He sees the usage of 'r' in the letters.

Also means
  1. locative singular of ra ("the Pali letter 'r'")
  2. in the letter 'r'

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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rose
noun
This is an inflected form of the noun rosa, which means anger. It typically functions as the instrumental case, meaning by or with anger.

“rose vasati.”

He lives with anger.

Also means
  1. inflection of rosa (anger)
  2. by anger

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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S
sake
adj
A grammatical variation of the word meaning one's own or belonging to oneself.

“sake ghare.”

In one's own house.

Also means
  1. inflection of saka (“one's own”):
  2. one's own

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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sama
adj
Describes something that is level or equal to something else. It can also describe a person who is impartial or fair.

“samaṃ bhūmiṃ katvā.”

Having made the ground level.

Also means
  1. even, level
  2. like, equal, the same
  3. impartial
  4. even

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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san
noun
A word referring to a dog.

“san dhavati.”

The dog runs.

Also means
  1. dog

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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sattha[sut-thuh]
noun
weapon, tool, knife

“Tacchati dāruṃ satthena.”

He shapes the wood with a knife.

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sent
adj
This word is the present participle of the verb 'seti', meaning to sleep or lie down. It describes someone who is in the process of sleeping.

“So sento viharati.”

He lives sleeping.

Also means
  1. present active participle of seti
  2. sleeping

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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sikkhā[sik-khaa]
noun
study, training, learning

“Sikkhā sampannā hoti.”

The training is complete.

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so
pronoun
A common pronoun used to refer to a male person previously mentioned. It can also refer to a masculine noun as it.

“so gacchati.”

He is going.

Also means
  1. he
  2. it

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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T
te
adj
A plural pronoun meaning 'those' or 'they', used to refer to masculine subjects or objects.

“Te janā gacchanti.”

Those people are going.

Also means
  1. masculine nominative/accusative plural of ta (‘that’)
  2. those

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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there
noun
This is an inflected form of the word for a respected elder or a senior monk.

“there bhikkhaṃ gaṇhāti.”

The elder accepts alms.

Also means
  1. inflection of thera (“elder”):
  2. elder

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Y
ye
pron
This is a relative pronoun used to refer to a group of masculine people or things. It is the plural form of the word 'ya'.

“Ye dhammā hetuppabhavā.”

Those things which arise from a cause.

Also means
  1. masculine nominative/accusative plural of ya
  2. who

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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