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Pali Vocabulary

An Elementary Pali Course, by Ven. Narada Thera http://www.vipassana.info/pali%20contents.htm -- in Tipitaka font
 www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/ele_pali.pdf  -- downloaded pdf file in TIL archive
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Edited by U Kyaw Tun, M.S. (I.P.S.T., U.S.A.). Not for sale. Prepared for students of TIL Computing and Language Center, Yangon, MYANMAR
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Index in alphabetical order
a b c d e f g      
h i j k l m n      
o p q r s t u      
v w x y z          
                   

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Abbreviations

Adj. Adjective   p.p. Past participles
Ind., Indec. Indeclinables   Pre. Prefix
Ind. p.p. Indeclinable past participles   Pres. p. Present participles
f. Feminine   Pres. Present
m. Masculine   Pro. Pronoun
n. Neuter      

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a
(Arial Unicode MS)		 Meaning
 		 Myanmar
 
abhibhavati - (abhi + bhū)
abhibhū
abhidhamma		 overcomes
m. conqueror
m. Higher Doctrine

abhigacchati - (abhi + gamu)
abhijānāti - (abhi + ńā)
abhikkamati - (abhi + kamu)		 goes near to
perceives
goes forward

 
abhimaṅgala
abhimukha
abhińńā		 n. great festival
facing towards
f. higher knowledge

 
ācariya
ādara
 ādāya		 m. teacher
m. affection, esteem, care
p.p. having taken

 
adhibhūta
Adhigacchati - (adhi + gamu)
Adhipati		 p.p. mastered
attains, acquires
m. chief, master

 
adhisessati - (adhi + si)
adhisīla
adhisīta 		will lie upon
a higher morality
adj. very cold.		  
adhitiṭṭhati - (adhi + ṭhā)
adhivasati - (adhi + vasa)
agā - (gamu) 		stands upon
dwells in
went		  
āgacchati - (ā + gamu)
āgatasamano
aggi		 comes
m. monastery
m. fire		  
aha
ahaṃ
āhāra		 n. day
pro. I
m. food		  
āharati - (ā + hara)
aja
ajā		 brings
m. goat.
f. she-goat.		  
ajja
ākāsa
alikavādī		 ind. to-day
m. sky
m. liar.		  
     
Ajja - ind. to-day.
īkŒsa - m. sky.
AlikavŒd“ - m. liar.
īma - ind. yes.
Amacca - m. minister.
Amba - n. mango.
Ambara - n. garment.
AmhŒkaµ - pro. our.
Amu - Pro. this, that, such.
Aŗguli - f. finger.
A––a - adj. another
Annada - giver of food.
A––atara - adj. certain.
AntevŒsiko - m. pupil.
Antima - adj. last.
Anu - pre. like, after, along, under.
Anugacchati - (anu + gamu) follows.
Anulomato - in accordance with.
AnunŒyaka - m. sub-chief.
Anupubbaµ - in due course.
AnurŒja - m. successor.
Apa - pre. from, away from.
īpabbata - n. as far as the rock.
Apagacchati - (apa + gamu) goes away.
īpana - n. shop, market.
Apara - adj. other, western, subsequent.
Aparaöha - m. afternoon.
ApasŒlŒya - from the hall.
ApavŒda - m. abuse, blame.
Api - ind. over, near to.
ApidhŒna - n. cover, lid.
Appa - adj. little, few.
AppamŒda - m. earnestness.
Arahanta - m. Arahat.
īrŒma - m. temple, garden.
īroceti - (Œ + ruca) informs, tells, announces.
īrogya - n. health.
AsŒdhu - m. bad man.
īsana - n. seat.
Asi - m. sword.
AsikaĀaho - m. swordfight.
As“ti - eighty.
Assa - m. horse.
AssΠ- f. mare.
AŹavi - f. forest.
Ativiya - adj. very.
Atigacchati - (ati + gamu) overcomes.
Atikkamati - (ati + kamu) transgresses.
Atisundara - very beautiful.
Atithi - m. guest.
Atta - m. soul, self.
Attha - m. matter, meaning, good.
AŹŹha - eight.
AŹŹhŒdasa - eighteen.
AŹŹhama - eighth.
AŹŹhi - n. bone.
Avabhodha - m. understanding.
Avacarati - (ava + cara) traverses.
Avaharati - (ava + hara) takes away.
AvajŒnŒti - (ava + –Œ) despises.
Avakkamati - (ava + kamu) descends.
Avama––ati - (ava + mana) looks down upon.
īvuso - ind. friend, brother.
Aya - n. iron.
Ayomaya - made of iron.
īyu - n. age.		    
     

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b
BahudhΠ- in many ways.
BŒla - m. young.
BŒlatŒ - f. childhood.
BŒlatta - n. ignorance.
Balavantu - m. powerful.
Bandhumantu - m. he who has relations.
Bhagavantu - m. The Blessed One.
Bhagin“ - f. sister.
Bhajati - (bhaja) associates.
Bhaöati - (bhaöa) speaks, recites.
Bhaöa - n. goods, article.
BhaöŒgŒrika - m. treasurer
Bhante - ind. Lord, Reverend Sir.
BhariyΠ- f. wife.
BhŒsŒ - f. language.
BhŒsana. - n. speech.
Bhattu - m. husband.
BhŒtu - m. brother.
Bhava - n. existence.
Bhavati - (bhč) becomes.
BhŒveti - (bhč) cultivates, develops.
Bhaya - n. fear.
Bhikkhu - m. mendicant, monk.
Bhikkhun“ - f. nun.
Bhinna - p.p. broken.
Bhč - to be.
Bhujaga - m. snake.
Bhu–jitukŒma - wishing to eat.
Bhčmi - f. ground.
Bhu–jati - (bhuji) eats, partakes.
Bhčta - n. being.
B“ja - n. seed, germ.
BrahmacŒr“ - m. celibate.
Buddha - m. The Enlightened One.
Buddhadesita - preached by Buddha.
Bujjhati - (budha) understands.

c

Cakkhu - n. eye.
Canda - m. moon.
Carati - (cara) wanders.
Catuttha - fourth.
CattŒĀ“sati - forty.
Catu - four.
Catuddasa - fourteen.
Ceta - n. mind.
Cha - six.
Chatta - n. umbrella.
ChaŹŹha - sixth.
Ciraµ - indec. for a long time.
Corabhayaµ - n. fear from thief.
Corayati - (cura) steals.
Coreti - (cura) steals.
Cuddasa - fourteen.

d

Dakkhiöa - south.
DŒna - n. alms, giving, gift.
Daöa - n. stick.
Daö“ - he who has a stick.
DŒraka - m. child.
DŒrikŒ - f. girl.
DŒru - n. wood, fire-wood.
DŒrumaya - wooden.
Dasa - ten.
DŒsa - m. servant.
DŒsi - f. servant-maid.
DŒtu - m. giver.
DŒyaka - m. supporter.
Deseti - (disa) preaches.
Deti - (dŒ) gives.
Deva - m. god.
Devi - f. goddess.
Deyya - that which should be given.
Dhamma - m. Law, Truth, Doctrine.
DhammacŒri - m. righteous one.
Dhammadhara - m. versed in the Dhamma.
DhammasŒlŒ - f. preaching hall.
DhammatΠ- f. nature.
DhammavŒd“ - m. speaker of the Truth.
Dhammika - righteous.
Dhana - n. wealth.
DhŒvati - (dhŒva) runs.
Dhenu - f. cow.
Dh“tu - f. daughter.
Dhitimantu - m. courageous one.
Dhovati - (dhova) washes.
DhunŒti - (dhu) destroys.
Dibbati - (diva) enjoys.
D“gha - adj. long.
Dinakara - m. Sun.
D“pa - n. light, lamp.
DisΠ- f. quarter, direction.
DiŹŹhadhammo - m. Saint.
Divasa - m., n. day.
Dosa - m. hatred.
Du - pre. bad, difficult.
Duddama - difficult to tame.
Duggati - f. evil state.
Duhitu - f. daughter.
Duranubodha - difficult of comprehension.
Dutiya - second.
DvŒdasa - twelve.
Dvi - two.
Dvikkhattuµ - twice.

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e    
eka
ekādasa
elaka		 one, certain, some
eleven
m. goat

 
eva
evam		 ind. just, quite, even, only
ind. thus

g

Gacchati - (gamu) goes.
Gahapati - m. householder.
GŒma - m. village.
GŒmato - gone to the village.
Gamaka - m. goer.
Gamana - n. going.
GŒmatŒ - f. collection of villages.
GaŗgŒ - f. river.
GantukŒma - wishing to go.
GŒrayha - blamable.
Gati - f. state.
Ghara - n. home, house.
GhaŹa - m. pot, jar.
Ghosana - noisy.
GilŒna - m. sick person.
G“ti - f. song.
Go - m. bull.
Gotrabhč - n. Sanctified one.
Guöavantu - m. virtuous one.

h

Harati - (hara) carries.
Hattha - m. hand.
Hatthi - m. elephant.
Hatthin“ - f. she-elephant.
Have - ind. indeed, certainly.
Hi - indec. indeed.
H“yo - ind. yesterday.

i

Icchati - (isu) wishes, desires.
IdŒni - ind. now.
Idha - ind. here.
Ima - this.
Itara - adj. different, the remaining.
Ito - ind. hence. ago, from here.
Iva - ind. like.
Isi - m. sage.

j

Janaka - m. father.
Janan“ - f. mother.
JanatΠ- f. multitude.
Jaya - m. victory.
JŒyati - (jana) arises, is born.
JeŹŹha - eldest.
Jetu - m. conqueror.
Jeyya - elder.
JinŒti - (ji) conquers.
J“vati - (j“va) lives.

k

Ka - pro. who, which?
Kadariya - m. miser.
Kammaja - born of kamma.
Kampati - (kampa) shakes, wavers.
Kaöha - black.
KaniŹŹha - adj. youngest.
Kaniya - adj. younger.
Ka––Œ - f. maiden, virgin.
Kapi - m. monkey.
KŒraka - m. doer.
Karaöa - n. doing.
Karan“ya - that which should be done.
Kassaka - m. farmer.
Katama - pro. what, which?
Kata––č - m. grateful person.
Katara - pro. what, which?
Kattu - m. doer.
KattukŒma - wishing to do.
Kavi - m. poet.
KŒyika - bodily.
KhŒdati - (khŒda) eats, chews.
KhaggavisΚakappa - m. like a rhinoceros.
Khajja - eatable.
Khaöati - (khaöa) digs.
Khanti - f. patience.
Khetta - n. field.
Khippaµ - ind. quickly.
Kh“ra - n. milk.
Khuddaka - adj . small.
Kiµ - ind. why? what? pray.
K“Āati - plays.
Kodha - m. anger.
Kodhana - irritable.
KoŹi - f. hundred lakhs.
KuddŒla - m., n. spade.
Kujjhati - (kudha) gets angry.
KumbhakŒra - m. potter.
Ku–jara - m. elephant.
Kčpa - m. well.

l

Labhati - (labha) receives.
Lakkhaµ - lakh.
Lekhana - n. letter.
Likhati = (likha) writes.
Lobha - m. greed.
Loka - m. world.
Lokahita - beneficial to the world.
Lokika - worldly.
Loöika - mixed with salt.

m

Maccha - m. fish.
Maccu - m. death.
Madhu - m. honey.
Magga - m. road.
Maggika - m. traveller.
Mahanta - adj. big.
Mahes“ - f. queen.
Majja - n. intoxicant.
Majjhima - adj . middle.
MŒlŒkŒra - m. garland-maker.
Mama - pro. my, mine.
Mana - mind.
MŒna - n. pride.
Ma–ca - m. bed.
Maöi - m. jewel.
Manomaya - mental.
Manusatta - n. manhood.
Maraöa - n. death.
MŒsa - m., n. month.
MŒtula - m. uncle.
MŒtulŒn“ - f. aunt.
Mayhaµ - pro. my, mine.
Medha - adj. wise.
MedhŒv“ - m. wise man.
MedhŒvin“ - f. wise woman.
Mitta - m., n. friend.
Mukha - n. face, mouth.
Muni - m. sage.
Mutti - f. deliverance.

n

Nagara - m. city.
NŒgarika - urban.
NŒma - n. name, mind.
Namo - ind. honour.
Narapati - m. king.
NŒr“ - f. woman.
Nara - m. man.
NŒtha - m. lord, refuge.
„Œti - m. relative.
Nattu - m. nephew.
„Œtu - m. knower.
NŒvŒ - f. ship, boat.
NŒvika - m. navigator.
Nava - nine.
Navama - ninth.
Navuti - ninety.
Netu - m. leader.
NirŒhŒra - without food.
N“ca - mean, low.
Nicaya - n. accumulation.
Nidahati - (ni + daha) lays aside.
NidhŒya - ind. p.p. having left aside.
Nigacchati - (ni + gamu) goes away.
Nigama - m. town, market
N“harati - (n“ + hara) takes away, removes.
Nikkhamati - (ni + kamu) departs.
Nikkhaöati - (ni +khaöa) buries.
N“la - adj. blue.
N“rasa - sapless, tasteless.
N“roga - healthy.
Nis“dati - (ni + sada) sits.
Nittaöho - arahant (Desireless One).
Nivattati - (ni + vatu) ceases.

o

Odana - m. rice, cooked rice.
OjΠ- f. essence.
Osadha - m. medicine.
OsadhasŒlŒ - f. dispensary.
OvŒda - m. advice.

p

Pabala - very strong.
Pabbata - m., n. rock.
Pacati - (paca) cooks.
PacchŒbhattaµ - after meal.
Pacchima - west.
PŒda - m,. n. foot
Paharati - (pa + hara) strikes.
Pakkamati - (pa + kamu) sets out, goes away.
Pakkhipati - (pa + khipa) throws in, puts in.
PŒĀibhŒsŒ - f. pŒĀi-language.
Pana - ind, but, however, further.
Pa–ca - five.
Pa–cadasa - fifteen.
Pa–cadhŒ - fivefold.
Pa–cama - fifth.
Paöita - m. wise man.
Pa–ha - m. question
Paö“ta - noble.
Pa–cama - fifth.
Paööarasa - fifteen.
 Pa––Œ - f. wisdom.
PaööŒkŒra - m. present.
PaööŒsa - fifty.
PŒpa - n. evil.
PŒpaka - adj . evil.
PŒpakŒr“ - m. evil-doer.
PŒpuöŒti - (pa + apa) arrives.
Para - adj. other, different.
ParΠ- ind. away, aside, back, opposed to.
ParŒbhava - m. decline, ruin.
ParŒjaya - defeat.
Parakkamati - (para + kamu) strives.
Pari - pre. around, about, complete.
Pariccheda - m. limit, extent, chapter.
Paridahati - (pari + daha) puts on.
ParidhŒvati. - (pari + dhŒva) runs about.
Parikkhipati - (pari + khipa) throws around.
Parisuddha - complete purity.
Pasattha - good.
PŒtarŒsa - m. morning meal.
Patati - (pata) falls.
PaŹhama - first.
PŒŹhasŒlŒ - f. school.
Pati - m. husband, lord.
Pati - pre. again, against, back, towards.
Patideti - (pati + dŒ) gives in return.
PaŹikkamati - (paŹi + kamu) retreats.
PaŹilekhana - n. letter in reply.
PaŹilomaµ - backwards.
PaŹipadŒ - f. course, conduct, practice.
PatirŒja - hostile king.
Patirčpaµ - counterfeit, suitable.
PaŹisotaµ - against the stream.
PaŹivadati - (paŹi + vada) answers.
PŒto - ind. early in the morning.
Pavisati - (pa + visa) enters.
PŒya - n. water, milk.
PayŒti - (pa + yŒ) goes forward.
Payojana - n. use, need.
Pema - m. attachment, love.
P“ta - adj. yellow.
P“Źha - n. chair, bench.
P“ti - f. joy.
Pitu - m. father.
Potthaka - n. book.
Pubba - adj. first, foremost, eastern.
Pubbaöha - m. forenoon.
Pucchati - asks.
Pčjeti - offers.
Pu––a - n. merit, good.
Pu––akŒr“ - m. good-doer.
Puppha - n. flower.
Purato - ind. in the presence of.
Puratthima - east.
Putta - m. son.
Puttika - he who has sons.

r

RŒja - m. king.
Raja - n. dust.
Rajatamaya - made of silver.
RŒjin“ - f. queen.
Rakkhati - protects.
Ratha - m. cart, chariot.
RathakŒra - charioteer.
Rati - f. attachment.
Ratta - adj. red.
RaŹŹha - n. country, kingdom, realm.
Ratti - f. night.
Roga - m. disease.
Rukkha - m. tree.
Rundhati - (rudhi) obstructs.

s

SΠ- she.
Sabba - all.
SobbadΠ- ind. everyday.
Sabba––č - m. All Knowing One.
Sabbaso - in every way.
SabbathΠ- in every way.
Sacca - a truth.
SadΠ- ind. always.
SaddhΠ- f. faith, devotion, confidence.
SŒdhu - m. good man.
SŒdhu - adj. good.
SŒdhukaµ - ind. well.
SahŒya - m. friend.
SŒlŒ - f. hall.
SamŒgacchati - (saµ + Œ + gamu) assembles.
Samaöa - m. holy man, ascetic.
Sambuddha - self-enlightened.
Sameti - meets together.
SŒm“ - m. husband, lord.
SammŒ-Sammbuddha - m. Fully Enlightened One.
Sammukha - face to face with.
Saµ - pre. with, together, self.
Saŗgha - m. collection, The Order.
Saµharati - (saµ + hara) collects.
Saŗkhipati - (saµ + khipa) condenses.
Saŗkilissati - (saµ + kilisa) is defiled.
Sara - n. lake.
Saraöa - n. refuge.
Satta - seven.
Sahassaµ - thousand.
Sataµ - hundred.
Sattadasa - seventeen.
Sattama - seventh.
SaŹŹhi - sixty.
Sattati - seventy.
Satthu - m. teacher.
SŒyamŒsa - m. evening meal, dinner.
SenΠ- f. army.
Seta - adj . white.
SeŹŹha - adj. excellent, chief.
S“la - n. morality, precept, virtue.
S“ladhanaµ - wealth of virtue.
Sira - n. head.
S“ta - adj . cold, cool.
SiyΠ- would be.
So - pro. he.
Soka - m. grief.
SoĀasa - sixteen.
Sotu - m. hearer.
Sovaööamaya - golden.
Su - pre. good, well, thoroughly, excess.
SubhŒvita - p.p. thoroughly practised.
Sčda - m. cook.
Sudubbala - very weak.
Sudesita - well preached.
Sugati - f. good or happy state.
Sujana - m. good man.
Sukara - easy to do.
Sukhita - adj. happy, healthy.
Sunakha - m. dog.
SuöŒti - (su) hears.
Suve - ind. tomorrow.

t

TadΠ- ind. then.
TaĀŒka - n. pond pool.
Tama - n. darkness.
TaöhŒ - f. craving.
 Tapa - n. asceticism, control.
Tarati - (tara) crosses.
Taruöa - adj . young.
TŒsaµ - f. their.
Tassa - m., n., pro. his.
TassΠ- f. pro. her.
Tatiya - third.
Tava - m., f., n., pro. your.
Teja - n. majesty.
Terasa - thirteen.
Tesaµ - m., n., pro. their.
Ti - three.
Tiöa - n. grass.
Tiµsati - thirty.
TumhŒkaµ - m., f., n., pro. Plu. your.
Tuyhaµ - m., f., n. pro. Sing. your.

u

Ucca - adj . high.
Ucchindati - (u + chidi) cuts off.
Udaka - n. water.
Udaya - m. rise, beginning.
Uggacchati - (u + gamu) rises.
Ukkhipati - (u + khipa) throws upwards.
Uöha - adj. hot.
Upa - pre. near, towards, next.
UpŒdŒna - attachment, clinging.
UpadhŒvati - (upa + dhŒva) runs up to.
Upagacchati - (upa + gamu) goes near.
Upagaŗgaµ - near a river.
Upaka¶¶hati - (upa + kaha) drags down.
Upakaööa - into the ear.
Upanagaraµ - near a city, suburb.
UparŒja - m. viceroy.
UpŒsaka - m. devotee (male).
UpasŒkhŒ - minor branch.
Upasaŗkamati - (upa + saµ + kamu) approaches.
UpŒsikŒ - f. devotee. (female).
Ura - n. shoulder.
Uttara - adj. higher, superior, northern.
Uttarati - (u + tara) ascends.

v

VΠ- ind. either, or.
VŒcŒ - f. word.
VŒceti - (vaca) reads, recites.
Vadati - (vada) speaks.
Vadhč - f. young wife.
VanavŒsa - residence in the forest.
Vandati - (vanda) salutes.
Vaööa - m. appearance, colour, praise.
Vapati - sows.
Vassa - m., n. year, rain.
Vattha - n. cloth, raiment.
Vattu - m. talker.
Vaya - n. age.
VŒyamati - strives, tries.
Vejja - m. doctor, physician.
Vibhava - m. power, free from existence.
Vicarati - (vi + cara) wanders about.
Vicchindati - (vi + chidi) cuts off.
Vigata - separated.
Viha––ati - perishes.
V“hi - m. paddy.
Vikkhipati - scatters.
Viloma - reverse.
Vimala - stainless.
Vimukha - averted.
Vimutti - f. perfect release.
Vipassati - (vi + passa) sees clearly.
V“saµ - twenty.
Visama - uneven.
V“sati - twenty.
VisikhΠ- f. street.
Visoka - sorrowless.
Visujjhati - (vi + sudha) is purified.
Viya - ind. like.
Vuddha - adj . old.
VyŒkaroti - (vi + Œ + kara) expounds.

y

YΠ- pro. who, which, that.
YŒcaka - m. beggar.
YadΠ- ind. when.
YŒgu - m. rice-gruel.
Yasa - n. glory.
YathŒbalaµ - according to strength.
YathŒkammaµ - to order.
YathŒsatti - according to one's ability.
YathŒvuddhaµ - according to seniority.
YŒva - ind. till, so long.
YŒvadatthaµ - as one wishes.
YŒvaj“vaµ - till life lasts.
Yogga - suitable.

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