Concise Pali-English Dictionary

Pali Case Meaning Same Case
lakāra m. a sail.  
lakuṇṭaka adj. dwarf.  
lakkha nt. a mark; a target; a stake at gambling; a mark in casting up accounts; a hundred thousand.  
lakkhaṇa nt. a sign; mark; characteristic; a prognosticative mark; a quality.  
lakkhaṇapāṭhaka m. an expert in interpreting signs.  
lakkhaṇasampatti f. excellency of marks.  
lakkhaṇasampanna adj. endowed with auspicious signs.  
lakkhika adj. fortunate.  
lakkhita pp. of lakkheti marked; distinguished; characterised.  
lakkhī f. good luck; prosperity; the deity of wealth.  
lakkheti lakkh + e marks; distinguishes; characterises.  
lakkhetvā abs. of lakkheti having marked; having distinguished; having characterised.  
lakkhesi aor. of lakkheti marked; distinguished; characterised.  
laguḷa m. a cudgel.  
lagga adj. stuck; attached to.  
laggati lag + a sticks; attaches; adheres to; hangs from.  
laggana nt. sticking; attachment; hanging from.  
laggi aor. of laggati stuck; attached; adhered to; hung from.  
laggita pp. of laggati stuck; attached; adhered to; hung from. (pp. of laggeti), hung on; stuck to.  
laggeti lug + e hangs on; sticks to.  
laggetvā abs. of laggeti having hung on; having stuck to.  
laggesi aor. of laggeti hung on; stuck to.  
laṅgī f. a bolt; a bar.  
laṅgula nt. tail.  
laṅghaka m. jumper; an acrobat.  
laṅghati lagh + ṃ-a jumps over; hops.  
laṅghana nt. jumping; hopping.  
laṅghi aor. of laṅghati jumped over; hopped. laṅghī (m.) a jumper; a threshold.
laṅghita pp. of laṅgheti jumped over; discharged; transgressed.  
laṅghitvā abs. of laṅghati having jumped over; having hopped.  
laṅgheti lagh + e jumps over; discharges; transgresses.  
laṅghetvā abs. of laṅgheti having jumped over; having discharged; having transgressed.  
laṅghesi aor. of laṅgheti jumped over; discharged; transgressed.  
lacchati fut. of labhati will get; will obtain; will attain. lacchati = labhissati.
lajjati lajj + a is ashamed or abashed.  
lajjana nt. becoming shameful.  
lajjanta pr.p. of lajjati abashing.  
lajjamāna pr.p. of lajjati abashing.  
lajjā f. shame; bashfulness.  
lajjāpana nt. putting to shame.  
lajjāpita pp. of lajjāpeti made ashamed.  
lajjāpeti caus. of lajjati makes ashamed.  
lajjāpesi aor. of lajjāpeti made ashamed.  
lajji aor. of lajjati was ashamed or abashed. lajjī (adj.), feeling shame; modest; conscientious.
lajjita pp. of lajjati was ashamed or abashed.  
lajjitabbaka adj. fit to be ashamed.  
lajjitvā abs. of lajjati having ashamed or abashed.  
lañca m. bribe.  
lañcakhādaka adj. receiving bribe.  
lañcadāna nt. bribery.  
lañcha m. a mark; an imprint.  
lañchaka m. one who marks of stamps.  
lañchati lanch + a marks; stamps; seals.  
lañchana nt. a mark; an imprint.  
lañchi aor. of lañchati marked; stamped; sealed.  
lañchita pp. of lañchati or lañcheti marked; stamped; sealed.  
lañchitvā abs. of lañchati having marked; having stamped; having sealed.  
lañcheti lanch + e marks; stamps; seals.  
lañchetvā abs. of lañcheti having marked; having stamped; having sealed.  
lañchesi aor. of lañcheti marked; stamped; sealed.  
laṭukikā f. the Indian quail.  
laṭṭhi f. a staff; a young tree.  
laṭṭhikā f. a staff; a young tree.  
laṇḍa m. dung of animals.  
laṇḍikā f. dung of animals.  
latā f. a creeper.  
latākamma nt. creeper-work (in painting).  
laddha pp. of labhati or labbhati obtained; received. laddhā (abs. of labhati) having got, received, or attained.
laddhaka adj. charming; pleasant.  
laddhaguṇa m. the virtues one has attained.  
laddhabba pt.p. what should be received.  
laddhabhāva m. the fact of receiving or attainment.  
laddhāna abs. of labhati having got, received, or attained.  
laddhāssāda (laddha + assāda), adj. being refreshed; recovered from a trouble.  
laddhi f. a view of theory.  
laddhika adj. having a certain view.  
laddhuṃ inf. of labhati to get; to receive.  
lapati lap + a speaks; talks; prattles.  
lapana nt. the mouth; speech. lapanā (f.), prattling; flattering.
lapanaja m. a tooth.  
lapi aor. of lapati spoke; talked; prattled.  
lapita pp. of lapati spoken; talked; prattled.  
lapitvā abs. of lapati having spoken; having talked; having prattled.  
labuja m. the breadfruit tree.  
labbhati labh + ya to be obtained or received.  
labbhamāna pr.p. of labbhati obtaining; receiving.  
labbhā ind. possible; allowable; may be obtained.  
labhati labh + a gets; obtains; attains.  
labhanta pr.p. of labhati getting; obtaining; attaining.  
labhi aor. of labhati got; obtained; attained. lābhī (m.), one who gains much.
labhituṃ inf. of labhati to get; to receive.  
labhitvā abs. of labhati having got; having obtained; having attained.  
labhissati fut. of labhati    
lamba adj. hanging from; pendulous.  
lambaka nt. that which is hanging down; a pendulum.  
lambati lab +ṃ-a hangs down; suspends.  
lambanta pr.p. of lambati hanging down; suspending.  
lambamāna pr.p. of lambati hanging down; suspending.  
lambi aor. of lambati hung down; suspended.  
lambita pp. of lambeti caused ot hang or suspend.  
lambitvā abs. of lambati having hung down; having suspended.  
lambeti caus. of lambati causes to hang or suspend.  
lambetvā abs. of lambeti having caused ot hang or suspend.  
lambesi aor. of lambeti caused ot hang or suspend.  
laya m. a brief measure of time.  
lalanā f. a woman. lālana (nt.), dalliance; lulling.
lalita nt. grace; charm. lālita (pp. of lāleti), lulled; quelled; soothed.
lava m. a drop.  
lavaṅga nt. the cloves.  
lavaṇa nt. salt.  
lavana nt. mowing; reaping.  
lasati las + a shines; plays.  
lasi aor. of lasati shone; played. lasī (f.) brains.
lasikā f. synovic fluid.  
lasuṇa nt. garlic.  
lahu adj. light; quick, (nt.) a short; vowel.  
lahuṃ adv. quickly.  
lahuka adj. light; trifling; buoyant.  
lahukaṃ adv. quickly.  
lahutā f. lightness; buoyancy.  
lahuparivatta adj. quickly changing.  
lahuso adv. quickly.  
lākhā f. lac; sealing wax.  
lākhārasa m. lac-colouring.  
lāja m. parched corn.  
lājapañcamaka adj. having parched corn as the fifth.  
lāpa m. a sort of quail.  
lāpu f. gourd.  
lābu f. gourd.  
lābukaṭāha adj. the outer crust of a gourd used as a vessel.  
lābha m. gain; acquisition. lābhā (ind.), it is profitable; it is a gain.
lābhakamyatā f. desire for gain.  
lābhagga m. the highest gain.  
lābhamacchariya nt. selfishness in gain.  
lābhasakkāra m. gain and honour.  
lāmaka adj. inferior; low; sinful.  
lāyaka m. a reaper; mower.  
lāyati lā +ya reaps; mows.  
lāyi aor. of lāyati reaped; mowed.  
lāyita pp. of lāyati reaped; mowed.  
lāyitvā abs. of lāyati having reaped; having mowed.  
lālapati lap + a talks much; laments.  
lālapi aor. of lālapati talked much; lamented.  
lālapita pp. of lālapati talked much; lamented.  
lāleti lal + e lulls; quells; soothes.  
lāletvā abs. of lāleti having lulled; having quelled; having soothed.  
lālesi aor. of lāleti lulled; quelled; soothed.  
lāsa m. dancing; sport.  
lāsana nt. dancing; sport.  
likuca m. bread-fruit tree.  
likkhā f. an egg of a louse; a measure named after it.  
likhati likh + a writes; inscribes; carves; scratches.  
likhana nt. writing; cutting into pieces.  
likhanta pr.p. of likhati writing; inscribing; carving; scratching.  
likhāpeti caus. of likhati causes to make one write.  
likhāpetvā abs. of likhāpeti having caused to make one write.  
likhāpesi aor. of likhāpeti caused to make one write.  
likhi aor. of likhati wrote; inscribed; carved; scratched.  
likhita pp. of likhati writen; inscribed; carved; scratched.  
likhitaka m one who has been prescribed; an outlaw.  
likhituṃ inf. of likhati to write; to inscribe; to carve; to scratch.  
likhitvā abs. of likhati having writen; having inscribed; having carved; having scratched.  
liṅga nt. sign; mark; attribute; feature; the generative organ; the gender (in grammar).  
liṅgaparivattana nt. change of the gender or sex.  
liṅgavipallāsa m. change of the gender or sex.  
liṅgika adj. pertaining to a gender or generative organ.  
liṅgiya abs. having clasped.  
litta pp. of limpati or lepeti smeared; stained; anointed.  
lipi f. a writing; a letter.  
lipikāra m. a writer; scribe; clerk.  
limpati lip + ṃ-a smears; stains; anoints.  
limpana nt. smearing with.  
limpāpeti caus. of limpeti causes to anoint; causes to smeare.  
limpi aor. of limpati smeared; stained; anointed.  
limpita pp. of limpeti anointed; smeared; plastered.  
limpitvā abs. of limpati having smeared; having stained; having anointed.  
limpeti lip + e anoints; smears; plasters.  
limpetvā abs. of limpeti having anointed; having smeared; having plastered.  
limpenta pr.p. of limpeti anointing; smearing; plastering.  
limpesi aor. of limpeti anointed; smeared; plastered.  
lihati lih + a licks.  
lihamāna pr.p. of lihati licking.  
lihi aor. of lihati licked.  
lihitvā abs. of lihati having licked.  
lihimāna pr.p. of lihati licking.  
līna pp. of līyati shrunk; shy; reserved.  
līnatā f. sluggishness; shyness.  
līnatta nt. sluggishness; shyness.  
līyati li + ya shrinks; withers; clings to.  
līyana nt. shrinking; withering.  
līyamāna pr.p. of līyati shrinking; withering; clinging to.  
līyi aor. of līyati shrunk (shrank); withered; clung to.  
līyitvā abs. of līyati having shrunk (shrank); having withered; having clung to.  
līlā f. grace; charm.  
lugga pp. of lujjati broken up; felt apart.  
lujjati luj + ya breaks up; falls apart.  
lujjana nt. crumbling; dissolution.  
lujji aor. of lujjati broke up; felt apart.  
lujjitvā abs. of lujjati having broken up; having felt apart.  
luñcati luñc + a pulls out; uproots.  
luñci aor. of luñcati pulled out; uprooted.  
luñcita pp. of luñcati pulled out; uprooted.  
luñcitvā abs. of luñcati having pulled out; having uprooted.  
luta pp. of lunāti mowed.  
lutta pp. of lopeti cut off; elided; plundered of.  
ludda adj. fierce; cruel. (m.), huntsman.  
luddaka m. a hunter.  
luddha pp. of lubbhati was greedy; covetous.  
lunāti lu + nā cuts off; mows; reaps.  
luni aor. of lunāti cut off; mowed; reaped.  
lubbhati lubh + ya is greedy; covets.  
lubbhana nt. greediness.  
lubbhi aor. of lubbhati was greedy; coveted.  
lumpati lup +ṃ-a plunders; eats.  
lumpana nt. plundering; eating.  
lumpi aor. of lumpati plundered; ate.  
lumpita pp. of lumpati plundered; eaten.  
lumpitvā abs. of lumpati having plundered; having eaten.  
luḷita pp. stirred; disturbed.  
lūkha adj. rough; coarse; miserable.  
lūkhacīvara adj. wearing coarse robes.  
lūkhatā f. coarseness.  
lūkhappasanna adj. devoted to a person who is shabby.  
lūkhājīvī (lūkha + ājīvī), adj. leading a miserable life.  
lūṇa pp. of lūnati reaped; mowed.  
lūna pp. of lūnati reaped; mowed.  
lūyati v. is reaped.  
lekhaka m. a scribe; clerk; writer.  
lekhana nt. writing; a letter; an inscription.  
lekhanī f. a pen.  
lekhamukha nt. a nib.  
lekhā f. writing; a letter; an inscription; a line; the art of writing.  
lekhikā f. a female clerk.  
leḍḍu m. a clod of earth.  
leḍḍupāta m. a stone's throw.  
leṇa nt. safety; a cave; a rock cell.  
lepa m. coating; plastering a plaster.  
lepana nt. a smearing; coating.  
lepita pp. of lepeti plastered; coated with; smeared.  
lepeti lip + e plasters; coats with; smears.  
lepetvā abs. of lepeti having plastered; having coated with; having smeared.  
lepenta pr.p. of lepeti plastering; coating with; smearing.  
lepesi aor. of lepeti plastered; coated with; smeared.  
leyya adj. fit to be licked or sipped. (nt.), mucilaginous food.  
lesa m. a trifle; a pretext; trick.  
loka m. the world; the population.  
lokagga m. the chief of the world.  
lokadhātu f. the world system.  
lokanātha m. the lord of the world.  
lokanāyaka m. the lord of the world.  
lokanirodha m. destruction of the existence.  
lokanta m. the end of the world.  
lokantagū m. one who has reached the end of the things worldly.  
lokantara nt. a different world; the space between the worlds.  
lokantarika adj. situated between the worlds.  
lokapāla m. a guardian of the world.  
lokavajja nt. a common sin.  
lokavivaraṇa nt. unveiling of the universe.  
lokavohāra m. ordinary way of speaking.  
lokādhipacca (loka + ādhipacca), nt. domination of the world.  
lokānukampā f. sympathy with the world of men.  
lokāyatika adj. one who holds the view of nature-lore; a nihilist.  
lokika adj. worldly; mundane.  
lokiya adj. worldly; mundane.  
lokuttara adj. super-mundane; transcendental.  
lokesa m. the Brahma; the creator.  
locaka adj. one who pulls out or uproots.  
locana nt. the eye.  
loṇa nt. salt. (adj.), salty.  
loṇakāra m. salt-maker.  
loṇadhūpana nt. flavouring with salt.  
loṇaphala nt. a crystal of salt.  
loṇasakkharā f. a crystal of salt.  
loṇika adj. alkaline.  
loṇī f. a salt-pan; a lagoon.  
lopa m. elision; cutting off.  
lobha m. greed; covetousness.  
lobhanīya adj. to be coveted; desirable.  
lobhamūlaka adj. having greed as its root.  
loma nt. the hair on the body.  
lomaṃ pāteti   submits.  
lomakūpa m. a pore of the skin.  
lomasa adj. hairy; covered with hair.  
lomasapāṇaka m. a caterpillar.  
lomahaṃsa m. horripilation.  
lomahaṃsana nt. horripilation.  
lomahaṭṭha adj. having hair standing on the end.  
lola adj. greedy; unsteady.  
lolatā f. eagerness; greed.  
lolupa adj. covetous; greedy.  
loluppa nt. greed.  
loleti lul + e stirs; shakes; agitates.  
loha nt. metal; copper.  
lohakaṭāha m. a copper receptacle.  
lohakāra m. a coppersmith; metal worker.  
lohakumbhī f. a pot made of copper.  
lohaguḷa m. a lump of metal.  
lohajāla nt. a brass netting.  
lohatatuppādaka m. one who sheds the blood (of a Buddha).  
lohathālaka m. a brass plate or bowl.  
lohapāsāda m. name of the palatial chapter house in Anurādhapura, which was covered with copper tiles.  
lohapiṇḍa m. a lump of metal.  
lohabhaṇḍa nt. copper ware.  
lohamaya adj. made of copper.  
lohamāsaka m. a copper coin.  
lohasalakā f. a brass wire or pin.  
lohita nt. blood. (adj.), red.  
lohitaka adj. red.  
lohitakkha adj. having red eyes.  
lohitaṅka m. a ruby.  
lohitacandana nt. red sandal-wood.  
lohitapakkhandikā f. bloody diarrhoea.  
lohitabhakkha adj. feeding on blood.  
lohituppādaka m. one who sheds the blood (of a Buddha).  
ḷaṅghāpeti caus. of laṅghati causes to jump; causes to hop.  
ḷāpukaṭāha adj. the outer crust of a gourd used as a vessel.