Concise Pali-English Dictionary

Pali Case Meaning Same Case
jagati f. the earth; the world.  
jagatippadesa m. a spot on the earth.  
jagatiruha m. a tree.  
jagiṃsanta pr.p. of wishing to have.  
jaggati jagg + a watches over; nourishes; lies awake.  
jaggana nt. tending; bringing up; watchfulness. jagganā (f.) tending; bringing up; watchfulness.
jaggi aor. of jaggati watched over.  
jaggitvā abs. of jaggati having watched over.  
jagghati jaggh + a laughs; derides.  
jagghanā f. laughter.  
jagghi aor. of jagghati laughed; derided.  
jagghita nt. laughter.  
jaghana nt. the lion; the buttocks.  
jaghi aor. of jagghati laughed; derided.  
jaṅgama adj. movable.  
jaṅgala nt. jungle; a sandy and waterless place.  
jaṅghapesanika nt. carrying messages on foot; (m.), one who carries messages.  
jaṅghamagga m. foot-path.  
jaṅghā f. the lower leg; the calf of the leg.  
jaṅghābala nt. strength of the leg.  
jaṅghāvihāra m. a walk.  
jaṅgheyya nt. a knee-piece.  
jacca adj. (in cpds.), having such a birth. jaccā = jātivā
jaccandha adj. blind from birth.  
jajjara adj. feeble with age; old; vithered.  
jajjarita pp. of jarati weakened.  
jañña adj. pure; noble; charming; of good birth. jaññā (3rd sing. pot. of ñā), to know.
jaṭādhara m. an ascetic wearing matted hair.  
jaṭita pp. entangled; plaited.  
jaṭiya m. a kind of ascetics with matted hair.  
jaṭila m. a kind of ascetics with matted hair.  
jaṭhara m.; nt. the belly; the stomach.  
jaṭharaggi (jhaṭhara + aggi) m. gestation.  
jaṇṇu nt. the knee.  
jaṇṇukā f. the knee.  
jaṇṇumatta adj. knee-deep.  
jatu nt. the lac; sealing wax. jātu (ind.) surely; undoubtedly.
jatukā f. a bat.  
jatumaṭṭhaka nt. something encased with lac.  
jattu nt. the shoulder.  
jana m. a person; a man; the people.  
janaka m. a producer; father. (adj.), producing; generating. jānaka (nt.) knowledge; recognition.
janakāya m. a crowd of people.  
janakāyatā f. a gathering of people.  
janatā f. populace.  
janana nt. production; causing.  
jananī f. the mother.  
janapada m. a province; a country; country-side. jānapada (adj.) belonging to the country; (m.) a rustic. plu. country-folk.
janapadakalyāṇī f. the most beautiful girl in a country.  
janapadacārikā f. travelling in a country.  
janasammadda m. crowding of the people.  
janādhipa m. a king (of men).  
janikā f. the mother; genetrix.  
janita pp. of janeti generated; produced.  
janinda m. a king (of men).  
janeti jan + e generates; produces; gives birth.  
janetu m. producer; generator.  
janettī f. the mother.  
janetvā abs. of janeti having generated; having produced.  
janenta pr.p. of janeti generating; producing.  
jantāghara nt. a hot room for steam bath.  
jantu m. a creature; living being.  
japa m. muttering. japā (f.) China-rose.
japati jap + a utters; mumbles; recites.  
japana nt. mumbling; whispering.  
japi aor. of japati uttered; mumbled.  
japita pp. of japati uttered; mumbled.  
japitvā abs. of japati having uttered; having mumbled.  
jappana nt. mumbling; whispering. jappanā (f.) greed; talk for gain.
jappā f. greed; talk for gain.  
jambāra m. the orange tree; (nt.), orange.  
jambālī f. a dirty pool.  
jambīra m. the orange tree. (nt.) orange.  
jambu f. the rose-apple tree. jambū (f.) the rose-apple tree.
jambuka m. a jackal.  
jambudīpa m. the country of the rose-apples; i.e. lndia.  
jambupakka nt. the fruit of Eugenia Jambolana.  
jambusaṇḍa m. rose-apple grove.  
jambonada nt. a sort of gold coming from the Jambu river.  
jambhati jabh + ṃ + a yawns; arouses oneself.  
jambhanā f. yawning; arousing.  
jambhi aor. of jambhati yawned; aroused oneself.  
jamma adj. vulgar; contemptible.  
jaya m. victory; conquest. jāyā (f.) wife.
jayaggaha m. conquest; the lucky throw or lot. jayaggāha (m.) conquest; the lucky throw or lot.
jayati ji + a conquers; surpasses; defeats. jāyati (jan + ya) is born; arises.
jayanta pr.p. of jayati conquering; surpassing. jāyanta (pr.p. of jāyati), arising.
jayapāna nt. the drink of victory.  
jayampati m. the husband and wife.  
jayasumana nt. the red China-rose.  
jayi aor. of jayati conquered; surpassed. jāyi (aor. of jāyati), arose.
jayitvā abs. of jayati having conquered; having surpassed. jāyitvā (abs. of jāyati), having arisen.
jara m. fever. (adj.), old; decayed; decrepit. jarā (f.) decay; old age. ### jāra (m.) a paramour.
jaraggava m. an old bull.  
jaratā f. decay; old age.  
jarasakka m. the old sakka, (the deva-king).  
jarājajjara adj. feeble an decrepit with age.  
jarājiṇṇa adj. feeble an decrepit with age.  
jarādukkha nt. suffering through the old age.  
jarādhamma adj. subject to growing old or decaying.  
jarābhaya nt. fear of old age or decay.  
jarūdapana nt. decayed well.  
jala nt. water. jaḷa (adj.) slow; stupid. (m.) a stupid person. ### jāla (nt.) a net; entanglement. ### jālā (f.) flame.
jalagocara adj. living in the water; aquatic. (m.), a fish.  
jalacara adj. living in the water; aquatic. (m.), a fish.  
jalaja adj. born or sprung from the water. (nt.), a lotus.  
jalati jal + a shines; burns.  
jalada m. a rain-cloud.  
jaladhara m. a rain-cloud. jalādhāra (jala + adhāra) m. deposit of water; reservoir.
jaladhi m. the ocean.  
jalana nt. shining; burning.  
jalaniggama m. an outlet for water; a drain.  
jalanidhi m. the ocean.  
jalanta pr.p. of jalati shining; burning; blazing.  
jalamānā pr.p. of jalati shining; burning.  
jalābu m. the placenta.  
jalābuja adj. born in a placenta; viviparous.  
jalālaya m. a lake; an artificial tank.  
jalāsaya (jala + asaya), m. a lake; an artificial tank.  
jali aor. of jalati shone; burnt.  
jalitvā abs. of jalati having shone; having burnt.  
jalūkā f. a leech.  
jalla nt. wet-dirt.  
jallikā f. dirt (on the body); decayed outer bark of the tree.  
java m. speed; strength.  
javati ju + a runs; hastens; hurries.  
javana nt. impulse; alacrity; swift understanding; running. (adj.), swift.  
javanapaññā adj. having swift understanding.  
javanikā f. a screen; curtain.  
javamānā pr.p. of javati running; hurrying.  
javi aor. of javati ran; hastened; hurried.  
javita pp. of javati run; hastened; hurried.  
javitvā abs. of javati having run; having hurried.  
jaha adj. (in cpds.), leaving behind; giving up.  
jahati hā + a; hā is duplicated and the first hā is changed to ja leaves; abandons; gives up; forsakes. jahāti = jahati.
jahanta pr.p. of jahati leaving; abandoning.  
jahāra v. (he) has left.  
jahi aor. of jahati left; abandoned.  
jahita pp. of jahati left; abandoned.  
jahitabbā pt.p. of jahati should be left.  
jahitvā abs. of jahati having left; having abandoned.  
jāgara adj. awake; vigilant; watchful.  
jāgaraṇa nt. keeping awake.  
jāgarati jāgar + a to be awake or watchful.  
jāgaranta pr.p. of jāgarati awaking.  
jāgari aor. of jāgarati awoke.  
jāgarijāṇuyoga m. vigilance; practice of watchfulness.  
jāgarita nt. wakeful state.  
jāgariya nt. vigil; waking.  
jāgariyānuyoga m. vigilance; practice of watchfulness.  
jāṇu m. the knee.  
jāṇumaṇḍala nt. the knee-cap.  
jāṇumatta adj. knee-deep.  
jāta pp. of jāyati born; arisen; become; occurred; happened. (nt.), a collection or variety. jaṭa (nt.) the handle (of a knife, etc.). ### jaṭā (f.) tangle; planting; matted hair.
jātaka nt. a birth story. (adj.), born; arisen.  
jātakabhāṇaka m. a speaker of the Jātakas.  
jātatta nt. the fact of being born.  
jātadivasa m. birth-day.  
jātarūpa nt. gold.  
jātaveda m. fire.  
jātassara m.; nt. a natural lake.  
jāti f. birth; rebirth; race; nation; genealogy; a sort of; a kind of.  
jātika adj. descended from; belonging to the class, clan, or nation of.  
jātikosa m. mace (of nutmeg).  
jātikkhaya m. destruction of the chance of being reborn.  
jātikkhetta nt. birth-place; the realm of rebirth.  
jātitthaddha adj. proud of (one's own), birth.  
jātidhamma adj. subject to rebirth.  
jātinirodha m. extermination of rebirth.  
jātiphala nt. nutmeg.  
jātimantu adj. of good birth; having genuine qualities.  
jātivāda m. discussion about the parentage.  
jātisaṃsāra m. circle of rebirths.  
jātisampanna adj. of good birth or a noble family.  
jātisambhava m. liability for birth.  
jātisumanā f. jasmine.  
jātissara adj. remembering former births.  
jātihiṅgulaka nt. natural vermilion.  
jānanaka adj. knowing.  
jānanīya adj. what should be known.  
jānanta pr.p. of jānāti knowing.  
jānapadika adj. belonging to the country; (m.), a rustic. plu. country-folk.  
jānamānā pr.p. of jānāti knowing.  
jānāti ñā + nā knows; finds out; to be aware.  
jānāpita pp. of jānāpeti caused to make known; caused to inform.  
jānāpeti caus. of jānāti causes to make known; causes to inform; causes to reveal oneself.  
jānāpetvā abs. of jānāpeti having caused to make known; having caused to inform.  
jānāpesi aor. of jānāpeti caused to make known; caused to inform.  
jāni f. loss; deprivation; the wife. (aor. of jānāti), knew; found out.  
jānituṃ inf. of jānāti to know; to found out.  
jānitvā abs. of jānāti having known; having found out.  
jānipati m. the wife and husband.  
jāmātu m. son-in-law.  
jāyattana nt. the state of a wife.  
jāyana nt. birth; arising.  
jāyamāna pr.p. of jāyati arising.  
jāyāpati m. wife and husband.  
jārattana nt. the state of a paramour.  
jārī f. an adultress.  
jālaka m. a bud; a small net.  
jālakkhika nt. a mesh of a net.  
jālapūva m. pancake.  
jālayamāna pr.p. of jāleti kindling; lighting.  
jālākula adj. surrounded by flames.  
jālika m. a fisherman who uses a net. jālikā (f.) an armour made of chain.
jālita pp. of jāleti kindled; lighted. (pp. of jalati), shone; burnt.  
jālinī f. lust; desire; craving.  
jāleti jal + e kindles; lights; causes to burn.  
jāletvā abs. of jāleti having kindled; having lighted.  
jālenta pr.p. of jāleti kindling; lighting.  
jālesi aor. of jāleti kindled; lighted.  
jigiṃsaka adj. desirous of.  
jigiṃsati har + sa. har becomes giṃ; it is doubled and the former gin becomes ji desires.  
jigiṃsanā f. covetousness; desire for.  
jigiṃsamāna pr.p. of jigiṃsati desiring.  
jigiṃsā f. covetousness; desire for.  
jigiṃsi aor. of jigiṃsati desired.  
jigiṃsita pp. of jigiṃsati desired.  
jigucchaka adj. one who disapproves of or dislikes.  
jigucchati gup + cha; gu is doubled and the first gu becomes ji shuns; loathes; is disgusted at.  
jigucchana nt. disgust for; dislike; detestation. jigucchanā (f.) disgust for; dislike; detestation.
jigucchanta pr.p. of jigucchati shunning.  
jigucchamāna pr.p. of jigucchati shunning.  
jigucchā f. disgust for; dislike; detestation.  
jigucchi aor. of jigucchati shunned; loathed.  
jigucchita pp. of jigucchati shunned; loathed.  
jigucchitvā abs. of jigucchati having shunned; having loathed.  
jigucchiya abs. of jigucchati having shunned; having loathed.  
jighacchati ghas + cha; g is doubled and the first g is changed to ji. the s of the root becomes c. is hungry; desires to eat.  
jighacchā f. hunger.  
jighacchi aor. of jighacchati had a desire to eat.  
jighacchita pp. of jighacchati had a desire to eat.  
jiñjuka m. wild liquorice.  
jiṇṇa pp. of jirati became old; decayed.  
jiṇṇaka m. an old person.  
jiṇṇatā f. decrepitude.  
jita pp. of jināti conquered; subdued; (nt.), victory.  
jitatta jita + atta one who has subdued the mind.  
jitta nt. mastery.  
jitvā abs. of jināti having conquered; having subdued.  
jina m. the conqueror; the victor; the Buddha. jīna (pp. of jīyati), become old; decayed. (adj.) diminished; wasted; deprived of.
jinacakka nt. the doctrine of the Buddha.  
jinanta pr.p. of jināti conquring; subdueing.  
jinaputta m. a disciple of the Buddha.  
jinasāsana nt. the Buddha's teaching.  
jināti ji + nā conquers; subdues. vijināti = jināti.
jini aor. of jināti conquered; subdued.  
jinitvā abs. of jināti having conquered; having subdued.  
jimha adj. crooked; slant; dishonest.  
jimhatā f. crookedness; dishonesty.  
jiyā f. a bow string.  
jirati jir + a becomes old; decays.  
jivhagga (jivhā + agga) nt. the tip of the tongue.  
jivhā f. the tongue.  
jivhāyatana (jivhā + āyatana) nt. the organ of taste.  
jivhāviññāṇa nt the cognition of taste.  
jivhindriya (jivhā + indriya) nt. the sense of taste.  
jīmūta m. rain-cloud.  
jīyati ji + ya becomes diminished; loses; becomes old; decays.  
jīyamāna pr.p. of jīyati becoming old.  
jīyi aor. of jīyati became diminished; decayed.  
jīraka nt. cummin seed.  
jīraṇa nt. decaying; getting old; digestion.  
jīramāna pr.p. of jirati becoming old; decayed.  
jīrāpita pp. of jīrāpeti caused to decay or digest.  
jīrāpeti caus. of jīrati causes to decay or digest.  
jīrāpenta pr.p. of jīrāpeti causing to decay or digest.  
jīrāpesi aor. of jīrāpeti caused to decay or digest.  
jīri aor. of jirati became old; decayed.  
jīreti caus. of jīrati causes to decay or digest.  
jīresi aor. of jīreti caused to decay or digest.  
jīva m. the life.  
jīvaka m. one who lives; a personal name.  
jīvagāha m. catching alive.  
jīvati jiv + a lives; subsists on.  
jīvadanta m. the tusk of a living animal.  
jīvana nt. living; means of subsistence; livelihood.  
jīvanta pr.p. of jīvati living; subsisting on.  
jīvamāna pr.p. of jīvati living; subsisting on.  
jīvi aor. of jīvati lived; subsisted on. jīvī (m.) one who lives. (in cpds.) leading a life of.
jīvikaṃ kappeti   gets one's living.  
jīvikā f. livelihood.  
jīvita nt. life; span of life.  
jīvitakkhaya m. the dissolution of life; death.  
jīvitadāna nt. saving of life.  
jīvitapariyosāna nt. the end of life.  
jīvitamada m. the pride of life.  
jīvitavutti f. livelihood.  
jīvitasaṃsaya m. danger of life.  
jīvitasaṅkhaya m. the solution for life.  
jīvitāsā (jīvita + āsa) f. desire of life.  
jīvitindriya (jīvita + indriya), nt. the faculty of life; vitality.  
jīvitvā abs. of jīvati having lived.  
juṇha adj. bright. juṇhā (f.) moonlight; a moonlit night.
juṇhapakkha m. the bright half of the month.  
juti f. effulgence; brightness.  
jutika adj. having brightness.  
jutindhara adj. resplendent; brilliant.  
jutimantu adj. brilliant.  
juhati hu + a; hu is doubled and the first h becomes j pours into fire; dedicates.  
juhana nt. a sacrifice; an offering.  
juhi aor. of juhati poured into fire; dedicated.  
jūta nt. gambling.  
jūtakāra m. a gambler.  
je   a particle used to address a slave woman or a woman of low grade.  
jeguccha adj. contemptible; loathsome.  
jegucchī m. one who detests or avoids.  
jejassī m. brilliant.  
jeṭṭha adj. elder; supreme; foremost.  
jeṭṭhaka adj. chief; fore-most.  
jeṭṭhatara adj. more old or superior.  
jeṭṭhabhaginī f. the elder sister.  
jeṭṭhabhātika m. the elder brother.  
jeṭṭhabhātu m. the elder brother.  
jeṭṭhamāsa m. name of a month, May-June.  
jeṭṭhāpacāyana nt. respect to the elders.  
jeṭṭhāpacāyī m. paying respect for the elders.  
jetabba pt.p. of jeti fit to be conquered.  
jeti ji + e conquers; subdues.  
jetvā abs. of jeti having conquered; having subdued.  
jenta pr.p. of jeti conquering.  
jeyya pt.p. of jeti should be conquered.  
jesi aor. of jeti conquered; subdued.  
jessati v. he will defeat.  
jotaka adj. illuminating; one who makes clear.  
jotati jut + a shines; becomes bright.  
jotana nt. shining; explanation. jotanā (f.) shining; explanation.
jotanta pr.p. of jotati shining; becoming bright.  
jotayamānā pr.p. of joteti illuminating; making clear.  
joti f. light; radiance. (nt.), a star. (m.), fire. (aor. of jotati), shone; became bright.  
jotita pp. of joteti illuminated; made clear.  
jotipāsāṇa m. a crystal generating heat.  
jotisattha nt. astronomy.  
joteti caus. of jotati causes to illuminate; causes to make clear; causes to explain.  
jotetuṃ inf. of joteti to illuminate; to make clear; to explain.  
jotetvā abs. of joteti having caused to illuminate; having caused to make clear.  
jotenta pr.p. of joteti causing to illuminate; causing to make clear.  
jotesi aor. of joteti caused to illuminate; caused to make clear.  
jhatvā abs. having burnt. jhatvā = jhāpetvā.
jhasa m. a fish.  
jhāna nt. concentration of mind; meditation (on a religious subject).  
jhānaṅga nt. a constituent of meditation.  
jhānarata adj. fond of meditation.  
jhānavimokkha m. emancipation through jhāna.  
jhānika adj. 1. one who has attained a jhāna. 2. belonging to a jhāna.  
jhāpaka m. one who sets fire to.  
jhāpana nt. setting fire to.  
jhāpita pp. of jhāpeti was burnt; set fire to.  
jhāpiya abs. of jhāpeti having burnt; having set fire to.  
jhāpīyati pass. of jhāpati is burnt.  
jhāpeti caus. of jhāyati caused to burn; causes to set fire to.  
jhāpetvā abs. of jhāpeti having burnt; having set fire to.  
jhāpenta pr.p. of jhāpeti causing to burn; causing to set fire to.  
jhāpesi aor. of jhāpeti caused to burn; caused to set fire to.  
jhāma adj. burnt; charred.  
jhāmaka adj. burnt.  
jhāyaka m. one who meditates.  
jhāyati jhā + ya burns; to be on fire. jhāyati (jhe + a), meditates or contemplates.
jhāyana nt. 1. burning; 2. meditation.  
jhāyanta pr.p. of jhāyati meditating or contemplating.  
jhāyi aor. of jhāyati meditated or contemplated. jhāyī (m.) one who meditates.
jhāyitvā abs. of jhāyati having meditated or contemplated.