Ex 1-8 Flashcards
(235 cards)
1
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What is the Pali term for ‘man’?
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Nara
Nara is often used in Buddhist texts to refer to a male human.
2
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What does ‘manussa’ mean?
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Human being
Manussa refers to the general concept of humanity in Pali.
3
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What is the meaning of ‘hattha’?
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Hand
4
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What does ‘pāda’ refer to?
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Leg; foot
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What is the Pali word for ‘body’?
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Kāya
6
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Translate ‘rukkha’ into English.
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Tree
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What does ‘pāsāṇa’ mean?
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Rock; stone
8
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What is the Pali term for ‘village’?
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Gāma
9
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Who is referred to as ‘Buddha’?
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The Enlightened One
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What does ‘dhamma’ signify?
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Doctrine, teaching, truth
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What is the meaning of ‘saṅgha’?
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Community, noble disciples
12
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What is ‘āloka’ in English?
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Light
13
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Translate ‘loka’.
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World
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What does ‘ākāsa’ refer to?
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Sky
15
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What is the Pali word for ‘sun’?
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Suriya
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What does ‘canda’ mean?
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Moon
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Translate ‘magga’.
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Path
18
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What is the Pali term for ‘son’?
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Putta
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What does ‘kumāra’ refer to?
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Boy
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What is the meaning of ‘vāṇija’?
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Merchant
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What does ‘cora’ signify?
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Thief
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What is the Pali word for ‘friend’?
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Mitta
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What does ‘dāsa’ mean?
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Slave, servant
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What is the Pali term for ‘king’?
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Bhūpāla
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What does 'kassaka' refer to?
Farmer
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What is the meaning of 'lekhaka'?
Clerk
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What does 'deva' signify?
God; deity
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Translate 'vānara'.
Monkey
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What is 'vihāra' in English?
Monastery
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What does 'dīpa' mean?
Island; lamp
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What is the Pali term for 'bed'?
Mañca
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What does 'āhāra' signify?
Food
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What is the meaning of 'sīha'?
Lion
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What does 'miga' mean?
Deer; beast
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What is the Pali word for 'horse'?
Assa
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Translate 'goṇa'.
Ox, cow
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What does 'sunakha' refer to?
Dog
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What is the meaning of 'varāha'?
Pig
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What does 'sakuṇa' signify?
Bird
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What is the Pali term for 'goat'?
Aja
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What does 'kāka' mean?
Crow
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What is the Pali verb for 'cook'?
Pacati
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What does 'bhavati' translate to?
Is
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What is the meaning of 'gacchati'?
Goes
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What does 'tiṭṭhati' signify?
Stands; or persists
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What is the Pali word for 'sits'?
Nisīdati
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What does 'sayati' refer to?
Sleeps, lies down
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What is the meaning of 'carati'?
Walks, wanders
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What does 'dhāvati' mean?
Runs
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What is the Pali term for 'sees'?
Passati
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What does 'bhuñjati' signify?
Eats
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What does 'bhāsati' mean?
Says, speaks, talks (about)
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What is the meaning of 'harati'?
Carries (away), takes (away)
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What does 'āharati' refer to?
Brings (back), fetches
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What is the Pali verb for 'plays'?
Kīḷati
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What does 'vasati' mean?
Lives
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What is the meaning of 'hanati'?
Kills, strikes, hits, beats, thrashes etc
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What does 'āruhati' signify?
Ascends, mounts, climbs
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What is the Pali term for 'laughs'?
Hasati
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What does 'yācati' mean?
Begs, asks, requests
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What is the meaning of 'jāleti'?
Kindles, light
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What does 'māreti' signify?
Kills, murder
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Looks at, examines, checks
Oloketi
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What does 'coreti' mean?
Steals, robs
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What is the meaning of 'deseti'?
Preaches, teaches, explains
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What does 'cinteti' refer to?
Thinks, reflect
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What is the Pali term for 'offers, respects'?
Thinks, reflects
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What does 'uḍḍeti' mean?
Flies
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What is the meaning of 'pīḷeti'?
Oppresses, pressures, teases, molests; crushes; presses, squeezes out, harvests
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What does 'udeti' signify?
(the sun or moon) rises
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falls down (caused to), makes drop
Pāteti
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What does 'ṭhapeti' mean?
Keeps; establishes
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What is the meaning of 'kiṇāti'?
Buys
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What does 'jānāti' refer to?
Knows, understands
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What is the Pali term for 'hears'?
Suṇāti
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What does 'jināti' mean?
Wins
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What is the meaning of 'miṇāti'?
Measures, weighs
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What does 'gaṇhāti' signify?
Takes, takes back, grabs hold (of), seizes
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Learns; accepts, grasps, comprehends
Uggaṇhāti
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What does 'ocināti' mean?
Gathers (together), collects, picks
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What is the meaning of 'Mayūra'?
Peacock
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What does 'muni' refer to?
Monk; sage; seer
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What is the Pali term for 'poet'?
Kavi
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What does 'isi' mean?
Sage; hermit
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What is the meaning of 'ari'?
Enemy
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What does 'bhūpati' signify?
King
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Master, lord; husband
Pati
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What does 'gahapati' mean?
Householder
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What is the meaning of 'adhipati'?
Lord; leader
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What does 'atithi' refer to?
Guest, visitor
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What is the Pali term for 'sickness'?
Vyādhi, disease, illness
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What does 'udadhi' mean?
Ocean, river, sea
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What is the meaning of 'vīhi'?
Paddy
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What does 'kapi' signify?
Monkey
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What is the Pali word for 'serpent'?
Ahi
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What does 'dīpi' mean?
Leopard, panther
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What is the meaning of 'ravi'?
Sun
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What does 'giri' refer to?
Mountain
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What is the Pali term for 'gem'?
Maṇi
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What does 'yaṭṭhi' mean?
Stick
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What is the meaning of 'nidhi'?
Hidden treasure
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What does 'asi' signify?
Sword
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Heap, pile
Rāsi
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What does 'pāṇi' mean?
Hand
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What is the meaning of 'kucchi'?
Belly, stomach
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What does 'muṭṭhi' refer to?
Fist, hammer
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What is the Pali term for 'Bo-tree'?
Bodhi
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What does 'khaṇati' mean?
Digs, digs up, uproots
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What is the meaning of 'chindati'?
Cuts, cuts off/up/down, severs
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What does 'likhati' signify?
Writes
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Gets, receives, obtains; possible/permissible
Labhati
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What does 'āgacchati' mean?
Comes
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What is the meaning of 'āhiṇḍati'?
Wanders around, walks about
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What does 'vandati' refer to?
Bows down, honours, pays respect
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Beats, strikes, gives a blow
Paharati
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What does 'ḍasati' mean?
Bites
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What is the meaning of 'dadāti'?
Gives, offers, donates
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What does 'khādati' refer to?
Eats
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What is the Pali term for 'does'?
Karoti
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What is the meaning of 'āneti'?
Brings, fetches, leads (back)
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What does 'neti' signify?
Carries/takes (away), leads away
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Tells, speaks, talks
Katheti
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What does 'bhāyati' mean?
Fears, is afraid (of) - use 5 form for noun (from)
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What is the Pali word for 'I'?
Ahaṃ
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mayaṃ; amhe
We
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What is the meaning of 'amhe'?
Us .acc; We .nom
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Maṃ, mamaṃ
Me .acc
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What is the Pali term for 'by me'?
Mayā, me
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amhebhi, amhehi, no
By us
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What is the meaning of 'mama, mayha
For/to/of me
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amhaṃ, amhākaṃ, no
For/to/of us, our
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What is the Pali term for 'from me'?
Mayā
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amhebhi, amhebhi
From us
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What is the meaning of 'mayi'?
In/on me
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What does 'amhesu' mean?
In/on us
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(thou), you
Tvaṃ, Tuvaṃ
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What does 'tumhe' refer to?
You
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taṃ, tavaṃ, tuvaṃ
(Thee) you
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tumhe, tumhākaṃ, vo
You .pl
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What is the Pali term for 'by/with you'?
Tvayā, tayā, te
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Tumhebhi, tumhehi, vo
By/with you .pl
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tava, tuyhaṃ, te
For/to/of you, your
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tumhaṃ, tumhākaṃ, vo
For/to/of you, your .pl
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What is the Pali term for 'from you'?
Tvayā, tayā
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Tumhebhi, tumhehi
From you
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tvayi, tayi
In/on you
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What does 'tumhesu' mean?
In/on you
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What is the Pali word for 'elephant'?
Hatthī
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What does 'sāmī' signify?
Lord
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What is the meaning of 'kuṭṭhī'?
Leper, skin infected diseased person
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What does 'dāṭhī' mean?
Tusker
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What is the Pali term for 'serpent'?
Bhogī
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What does 'pāpakārī' signify?
Evil-doer
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What is the meaning of 'dīghajīvī'?
Possessor of a long life
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What does 'seṭṭhī' refer to?
Millionaire, banker, treasurer
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sharer, shareholder
Bhāgī
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What does 'sukhī' mean?
Receiver of comfort, happy, at ease
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What is the meaning of 'mantī'?
Minister, counsellor
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What does 'karī' signify?
Elephant
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What is the Pali term for 'peacock'?
Sikhī
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What does 'balī' mean?
A powerful person
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What is the meaning of 'sasī'?
Moon
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What does 'chattī' refer to?
Possessor of an umbrella
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What is the Pali term for 'one who has a garland'?
Mālī
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What does 'sārathī' mean?
Charioteer, cart driver
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What is the meaning of 'gaṇī'?
One who has a following, leader of a group
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What is the meaning of 'Garu'?
teacher, honoured, esteemed, respected person
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What does 'bhikkhu' refer to?
monk, monastic, mendicant, fully ordained monk
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Translate 'bandhu'.
relation, relative
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What is the term for 'tree'?
taru
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What does 'bāhu' mean?
arm
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What is the translation of 'sindhu'?
sea
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What does 'pharasu' refer to?
axe
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Translate 'pasu'.
beast
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What is the term for 'rat'?
ākhu
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What does 'ucchu' mean?
sugar-cane
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What is the translation of 'veḷu'?
bamboo
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What does 'kaṭacchu' refer to?
spoon
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Translate 'sattu'.
enemy
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What is the term for 'bridge'?
setu
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What does 'ketu' mean?
banner, flag
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What is the translation of 'susu'?
young one, of tender age, baby, child
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What does 'Bhātu' refer to?
brother
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What is the meaning of 'Pitu'?
father
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Translate 'Nattu'.
grandson
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What does 'satthu' mean?
adviser; teacher, master teacher/of knowledge
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doer; maker, builder, creator
kattu
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What does 'bhattu' refer to?
husband
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Translate 'gantu'.
goer, visitor
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What is the meaning of 'sotu'?
hearer, listener
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What does 'netu' mean?
leader, guide
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Translate 'vattu'.
sayer, speaker, preacher
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What is the term for 'victor'?
jetu
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What does 'vinetu' refer to?
instructor, trainer
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What is the translation of 'viññātu'?
knower
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What does 'dātu' mean?
giver, donor
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saha; saddhiṃ
with
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virtuous, one of quality, characteristics
Guṇavantu
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What does 'dhanavantu' refer to?
rich
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Translate 'balavantu'.
powerful one
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What does 'bhānumantu' mean?
sun
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the Exalted One; fortunate one
bhagavantu
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What does 'paññavantu' refer to?
wise
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Translate 'yasavantu'.
famous
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What is the meaning of 'satimantu'?
mindful, aware
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What does 'buddhimantu' mean?
intelligent
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What is the term for 'fortunate'?
puññavantu
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What does 'kulavantu' refer to?
of high caste, aristocrat
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Translate 'phalavantu'.
fruitful, bearing fruit
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What does 'himavantu' mean?
the Himalaya; possessor of ice
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possessor of eyes, who can see, has vision
cakkhumantu
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What does 'sīlavantu' refer to?
virtuous; observant of precepts
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Translate 'bandhumantu'.
with many relations, relatives
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What does 'Vidū' mean?
wise man or knower
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(over-lord), one who is highly respected and honoured (even if not elder)
pabhū
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What does 'sabbaññū' refer to?
the omniscient one, all knowing
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Translate 'atthaññū'.
knower of the meaning
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What does 'vadaññū' mean?
charitable person, generous, liberal
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wise/discerning/knowledgeable man
viññū
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What does 'mattaññū' refer to?
temperate; one who knows the measure
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What does 'kadā' mean?
when?
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Translate 'tadā'.
then
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What does 'sadā' mean?
ever; always
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What is the term for 'now'?
idāni
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What does 'ajja' refer to?
today
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Translate 'suve'.
tomorrow
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What does 'hīyo' mean?
yesterday
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What is the term for 'when; whenever'?
yadā
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Translate 'ekadā'.
one day; once
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What does 'pacchā' mean?
afterwards
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What is the term for 'formerly; in former days'?
purā
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What does 'sāyaṃ' refer to?
in the evening
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What is the meaning of 'pāto'?
in the morning
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Translate 'parasuve'.
day after tomorrow
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What does 'parahīyo' mean?
day before yesterday
