Concise Pali-English Dictionary

Pali Case Meaning Same Case
haṃsa m. a swan.  
haṃsati haṃs + a bristles; stands on the end (said of hari; to be glad.  
haṃsana nt. bristling.  
haṃsapotaka m. a young swan.  
haṃsi aor. of haṃsati bristled. haṃsī (f.), a swan.
haṃseti caus. of haṃsati causes to bristle.  
haññati han + ya is killed or destroyed  
haññana nt. torture; distress; killing.  
haññamāna pr.p. of haññati killing.  
haññi aor. of haññati was killed.  
haṭṭhatuṭṭha adj. full of mirth.  
haṭṭhaloma adj. with bristling hairs.  
haṭha m. violence.  
hata pp. of hanati killed; injured; destroyed. haṭa (pp. of harati) carried; taken away.
hatacchedana nt. cutting off the hand.  
hatantarāya adj. one who has removed obstacles.  
hatabhāva m. the fact of being destroyed.  
hatāvakāsa (hata + avakāsa), adj. one who has cut off every occasion of good and evil.  
hatāvasesaka hata + vasesaka surviving.  
hattha m. the hand; a handle; a cubit. haṭṭha (pp. of haṃsati), was joyful; was happy; bristling.
hatthaka m. a hand-like thing. (adj.), having hands.  
hatthakamma nt. manual labour.  
hatthagata adj. come into the possession.  
hatthagahaṇa nt. seizing by the hand.  
hatthagāha m. seizing by the hand.  
hatthacchinna adj. whose hand is cut off.  
hatthaccheda m. cutting of the hand.  
hatthachedana m. cutting of the hand.  
hatthatala nt. the palm of the hand.  
hatthatthara m. elephant rug.  
hatthapasāraṇa nt. stretching out one's hand.  
hatthapāsa m. a hand's length.  
hatthavaṭṭaka m. a hand-cart.  
hatthavikāra m. motion of the hand.  
hatthasāra m. the most valuable thing.  
hatthācariya m. elephant trainer.  
hatthāpalekhana (hattha + apalekhana) adj. licking the hands after taking meals.  
hatthābharaṇa (hattha + ābharaṇa) nt. a bracelet.  
hatthāroha m. an elephant driver.  
hatthi   the shortened form of hatthī (= an elephant). hatthī (m.), an elephant.
hatthikantavīṇā f. a lute enticing elephants.  
hatthikalabha   the young of an elephant.  
hatthikumbha m. the frontal globe of an elephant.  
hatthikula nt. elephant species.  
hatthikkhandha m. the back of an elephant.  
hatthigopaka m. an elephant keeper.  
hatthidanta m.; nt. ivory.  
hatthidamaka m. elephant tamer.  
hatthidamma m. an elephant in training.  
hatthināga m. a noble elephant.  
hatthinī f. a she-elephant.  
hatthipada nt. an elephant's foot or step.  
hatthipākāra m. a wall with figures of elephants in relief.  
hatthippabhinna adj. a furious elephant.  
hatthibandha m. an elephant keeper.  
hatthimatta adj. as big as an elephant.  
hatthimāraka m. elephant hunter.  
hatthimeṇḍa m. an elephant keeper.  
hatthiyāna nt. an elephant carriage or a riding elephant.  
hatthiyuddha nt. combat of elephants.  
hatthirūpaka nt. figure of an elephant.  
hatthilaṇḍa m. elephant dung.  
hatthiliṅgasakuṇa m. a vulture with a bill like an elephant's trunk.  
hatthisālā f. elephant stable.  
hatthisippa nt. the knowledge of elephant training.  
hatthisoṇḍā f. the trunk of an elephant.  
hadati v. defecates.  
hadaya nt. the heart.  
hadayaṅgama adj. pleasant; charming; agreeable.  
hadayanissita adj. connected with the heart.  
hadayamaṃsa nt. the flesh of the heart.  
hadayavatthu nt. the substance of the heart.  
hadayasantāpa m. grief.  
hadayassita adj. connected with the heart.  
hanati han + a kills; strikes; injures.  
hanana nt. killing; striking.  
hananta pr.p. of hanati killing.  
hanamāna pr.p. of hanati killing.  
hani aor. of hanati killed; striked; injured. hāni (f.), decrease; loss; falling off.
hanitabba pt.p. of hanati should be killed.  
hanituṃ inf. of hanati to kill; to strike.  
hanitvā abs. of hanati having killed; having striked; having injured.  
hanu f. the jaw.  
hanukā f. the jaw.  
hanuta nt. thousand; a myriad.  
hantabba pt.p. of hanati should be killed.  
hanti han + a kills; strikes; injures.  
hantu m. one who kills or strikes.  
hantuṃ inf. of hanati to kill; to strike.  
hantvā abs. of hanati having killed; having striked; having injured.  
handa an exhortative emphatic particle well then; now; come along.  
hambho   a particle used in addressing equals.  
hammiya nt. a long, storied building.  
haya m. a horse.  
hayapotaka m. a colt.  
hayavāhī adj. drawn by horses.  
hayānīka nt. a cavalry.  
hara m. the God Isvara. hāra (m.), a string (of pearls, etc.); a necklace.
haraṇa nt. carrying.  
haraṇaka adj. carrying; movable.  
harati har + a carries; takes away; plunders; steals.  
haranta pr.p. of harati carrying; taking away.  
haramāna pr.p. of harati carrying; taking away.  
harāpita pp. of harāpeti made carry or taken away.  
harāpeti caus. of harati makes carry or takes away.  
harāpetvā abs. of harāpeti having made carry or taken away.  
harāpesi aor. of harāpeti made carry or took away.  
harāyati deno. from hiri is ashamed, depressed or vexed; worries.  
harāyi aor. of harāyati was ashamed; worried.  
harāyitvā abs. of harāyati having worried.  
hari aor. of harati carried; took away; plundered; stealed. (m.), the God Vishnu.  
hariṇa m. a deer.  
harita adj. green; tawny; fresh. (nt.), vegetables; greens.  
haritatta nt. greenness; freshness.  
haritabba pt.p. of harati should be carried or removed  
haritāla nt. yellow orpiment.  
haritu m. one who carries away.  
harituṃ inf. of harati to carry; to take away.  
harittaca adj. gold-coloured.  
haritvā abs. of harati having carried; having taken away.  
harissavaṇṇa adj. having a golden hue.  
harītaka nt. yellow myrobalan.  
harītakī f. yellow myrobalan.  
hare   a particle used in addressing inferiors.  
hala nt. a plough.  
halaṃ ind. enough; why should.  
halāhana nt. a deadly poison.  
haliddā f. turmeric.  
haliddī f. turmeric.  
have ind. surely; indeed.  
havya nt. an oblation.  
hasati has + a smiles; laughs.  
hasana nt. laughter.  
hasanta pr.p. of hasati smiling; laughing.  
hasamāna pr.p. of hasati smiling; laughing.  
hasi aor. of hasati smiled; laughed.  
hasita pp. of hasati smiled; laughed. (nt.), laughter. hāsita (pp. of hāseti), made laugh; gladdened.
hasitabba pt.p. of hasati should be smiled.  
hasituppāda m. aesthetic faculty.  
hasitvā abs. of hasati having smiled.  
hasīyati v. is laughed at.  
hassa nt. laughter; joke; jest.  
hā ind. alas!  
hāṭaka nt. a kind of gold.  
hātabba pt.p. of hāyati fit to be avoided or given up.  
hātuṃ inf. of hāyati to remove; to give up.  
hānabhāgiya adj. conducive to relinquishment.  
hāpaka adj. causing decrease or loss; reducing.  
hāpana nt. lessening; reduction.  
hāpita pp. of hāpeti omitted; neglected; reduced; delayed.  
hāpeti hā + āpe omits; neglects; reduces; delays.  
hāpetvā abs. of hāpeti having omitted; having reduced.  
hāpenta pr.p. of hāpeti omitting; neglecting.  
hāpesi aor. of hāpeti omitted; neglected; reduced; delayed.  
hāyati hā + ya diminishes; dwindles; wastes away.  
hāyana nt. diminution; decay; decrease; a year.  
hāyanta pr.p. of hāyati diminishing; dwindling; wasting away.  
hāyamāna pr.p. of hāyati diminishing; dwindling; wasting away.  
hāyi aor. of hāyati diminished; dwindled; wasted away. hāyī (adj.), one who gives up or leaves behind.
hāyitvā abs. of hāyati having diminished; having dwindled; having wasted away.  
hāraka adj. carrying; removing.  
hārikā f. carrying; removing.  
hāriya adj. portable; capable of being carried.  
hāsa m. laughter; mirth.  
hāsakara adj. giving pleasure.  
hāsakāla m. time to be joyful.  
hāsayamāna pr.p. of hāseti making laugh.  
hāseti has + e makes laugh; gladdens.  
hāsetvā abs. of hāseti having made laugh; having gladdened.  
hāsenta pr.p. of hāseti making laugh.  
hāsesi aor. of hāseti made laugh; gladdened.  
hi ind. because; indeed.  
hiṃsati hiṃs + a hurts; injures; teases.  
hiṃsana nt. teasing; injury; hurting. hiṃsanā (f.) teasing; injury; hurting.
hiṃsanta pr.p. of hiṃsati hurting; injuring.  
hiṃsamāna pr.p. of hiṃsati hurting; injuring.  
hiṃsā f. teasing; injury; hurting.  
hiṃsāpita pp. of hiṃsāpeti caused to hurt or injure.  
hiṃsāpeti caus. of hiṃsati causes to hurt or injure.  
hiṃsāpetvā abs. of hiṃsāpeti having caused to hurt or injure.  
hiṃsāpesi aor. of hiṃsāpeti caused to hurt or injure.  
hiṃsi aor. of hiṃsati hurt; injured; teased.  
hiṃsita pp. of hiṃsati hurt; injured; teased.  
hiṃsitvā abs. of hiṃsati having hurt; having injured; having teased.  
hikkā f. hiccup.  
hiṅgu nt. the exudation of asafoetida plant.  
hiṅgulaka nt. vermilion.  
hiṅguli f. vermilion.  
hita nt. benefit; blessing; good; welfare. (adj.), useful; beneficial. (m.), a friend.  
hitakara adj. doing what is beneficial.  
hitāvaha (hitā + avaha), adj. beneficial.  
hitesī m. benefactor; desiring another's welfare.  
hintāla m. the marshy date palm.  
hima nt. snow; ice.  
himavantu adj. having snow or ice; the Himalaya mountains.  
hiyyo adv. yesterday.  
hirañña nt. unwrought gold.  
hiraññasuvaṇṇa nt. gold & money.  
hiri f. shyness; sense of shame.  
hirikopīna nt. that which arouses shyness, i.e. the male or female organ.  
hirimantu adj. modest; bashful.  
hirīyati deno. from hiri blushes; is shy or ashamed.  
hirīyanā f. shyness; sense of shame.  
hirottappa nt. shame and fear for sin.  
hīna pp. of hāyati diminished; dwindled; wasted away. (adj.), low; inferior; base; despicable.  
hīnajacca adj. having a low birth.  
hīnaviriya adj. lacking in energy.  
hīnādhimuttika (hīna + adhimuttika) adj. having low inclinations.  
hīyati pass. of hāyati is decreased or dwindled; decays; is left or given up.  
hīyamāna pr.p. of hīyati decaying.  
hīyi aor. of hīyati was decayed.  
hīyo adv. yesterday.  
hīra nt. a splinter; a stripe.  
hīraka nt. a splinter; a stripe.  
hīlana nt. disdain; contempt. hīlanā (f.) disdain; contempt.
hīḷayamāna pr.p. of hīḷeti scorning; disdaining.  
hīḷita pp. of hīḷeti scorned; disdained; despised.  
hīḷeti hīḷ + e scornes; disdains; despises.  
hīḷetvā abs. of hīḷeti having scorned; having disdained; having despised.  
hīḷesi aor. of hīḷeti scorned; disdained; despised.  
huṅkāra m. the sound "hum."  
huta nt. the thing sacrificed; an oblation.  
hutāsna nt. fire.  
hutta nt. sacrifice.  
hutvā abs. of hoti having been.  
huraṃ adj. in the other world; in another existence.  
hurāhuraṃ ind. from one place to another.  
huveyya v. it may be.  
he a vocative particle hey; eh; here; my dear.  
heṭṭābhāga m. the lower part.  
heṭṭhato adv. from below.  
heṭṭhā adv. below; down; underneath.  
heṭṭhābhāga m. the lower portion.  
heṭṭhāmañce adv. under the bed.  
heṭṭhima adj. lower.  
heṭhaka adj. one who harasses or troubles.  
heṭhanā f. harassing.  
heṭhayamāna pr.p. of heṭheti harassing; worrying.  
heṭhita pp. of heṭheti harassed; worried; injured.  
heṭheti heṭh + e harasses; worries; injures.  
heṭhetvā abs. of heṭheti having harassed.  
heṭhenta pr.p. of heṭheti harassing; worrying.  
heṭhesi aor. of heṭheti harassed; worried; injured.  
hetu m. cause; reason; condition.  
hetuka adj. connected with a cause.  
hetuppabhava adj. arising from a cause.  
hetuvāda m. the theory of cause.  
hetuso ind. according to the causes.  
hema nt. gold.  
hemajāla nt. a golden netting.  
hemanta m. the winter.  
hemantika adj. belonging to the winter; icy cold.  
hemavaṇṇa adj. golden coloured.  
hemavataka adj. living in the Himalaya.  
heraññika m. a goldsmith; a money-changer.  
hesā f. the neighing of a horse.  
hesārava m. the neighing of a horse.  
hehiti v. it will be.  
hotabba pt.p. of hoti should be existed.  
hoti hū + a to be; exists.  
hotuṃ inf. of hoti to exist.  
honta pr.p. of hoti existing.  
homa nt. oblation.  
horā f. hour.  
horāpāṭhaka m. an astrologer.  
horāyanta nt. any device showing the time; a clock.  
horālocana nt. a watch; a clock.