A
accompany - bhajati / pariv±reti
action – kamma
address - ±manteti
admonish - anus±sati / ovadati
advice - ov±da
advise – ovadati
again - puna
all – sabba
alms - d±na
ancient – pubbaka
and - ca
(be) angry - kujjhati
animal – pasu
anthill - vammika
approach - upasaªkamati
arrow - sara
arts (and sciences) – sippa
assemble - sannipatati
assembly - sabh±
attain - p±puº±ti / pappoti
avoid - parivejjeti
axe - pharasu
B
banana - kadal²
bamboo - ve¼u
bank - t²ra
banker - seµµh²
bathe - nah±yati
basket - piµaka
beak - tuº¹a
because - yato / yasm±
become - bhavati / hoti
bed - mañca
bee - bhamara / madhukara
beg - y±cati
beggar - y±caka
belly – kucchi
benevolent one - atthaññ³
between - antar±
bind – bandhati
bird - sakuºa / pakkh²
bite - ¹asati
boat - doºi
body - k±ya
book – potthaka
(be) born – uppajjati
bow - dhanu
bowl – patta
box - mañj³s±
boy - kum±ra
brahmin - br±hmaºa
branch - s±kh±
break - bhindati / bhañjati
bridge - setu
bring - ±harati / ±neti / ±vahati
broom - sammajjan²
brother - bh±tu
Buddha - Tath±gata / Sugata / Bhagav±
buy - kiº±ti
C
cage – pañjara
call – pakkosati
can - sakkoti
carpenter - va¹¹hak²
carry – harati
cart - sakaµa
caste – kula
cave - guh±
charioteer - s±rath²
chase after – anubandhati
chief – adhipati
child - d±raka
city - nagara
clever – dakkha
climb - ±ruhati
close – thaketi
cloth - vattha / dussa / s±µaka
collect - ocin±ti / sa½harati
colourful - vaººavantu
come - ±gacchati
compassionate - k±ruºika
conceal - ch±deti / paµicch±deti
console - samass±seti
converse – sallapati
cook – pacati
corn – dhañña
cow - g±v² / dhenu
cow elephant - kaºeru
create - m±peti
creeper - lat±
cross - tarati / uttarati
crow - k±ka
curd – dadhi
cut – chindati
D
dance – naccati
daughter - d±rik± / dh²tu / duhitu
(is) dear - piy±yati
deer - miga
defeat - par±jeti
deity - deva / devat± / sura
delight – modati
demerit - akusala / p±pa
depart - nikkhamati
descend - otarati / oruhati
destroy - n±seti
develop - va¹¹heti
dig - khaºati
disciple - s±vaka
disciplinarian – vinetu
discuss – manteti
dispatch - peseti / pahiº±ti
distribute – vibhajati
do - karoti
do not - m± (with imperative)
doctrine – dhamma
doer – kattu
dog - kukkura / sunakha / soºa
door - dv±ra
drink - pivati / pibati
drinking water - p±n²ya
drives - p±jeti
dwells - viharati / vasati
E
ear – sota
eat - kh±dati / bhuñjati
eczema – daddu
elephant - hatth² / kar²
elements - dh±tu
eminent person - pabh³
enemy - sattu, ari
enjoy – bhuñjati
enter – pavisati
entire – sakala
estate – vatthu
evil - p±pa
evil one - m±ra
expects - ±kaªkhati / pattheti
explain - vy±karoti
explore – pariyesati
eye - akkhi / cakkhu / locana / nayana
F
face – mukha
faith - saddh±
fall – patati
famous – yasavantu
fast - s²gha½
father – pitu
fear - bh±yati
feel – vindati
feel compassionate – anukampati
fell - p±teti
field – khetta
fill - p³reti
finger – anguli
fire – aggi
firewood -d±ru
fish – maccha
fisherman - dh²vara
fist - muµµhi
flag - ketu
flame – acci
flower - kusuma / puppha
flower altar - pupph±sana
fly - u¹¹eti / uppatati
follow -anugacchati / anubandhati
food - bhojana / kh±dan²ya/ bhojan²ya
foot - p±da
foot of tree - rukkham³la
forest - arañña / vana / aµavi
form (object) - r³pa
friend - mitta / sah±ya(ka)
friend (female) - sakh²
fruit – phala
fulfil – samijjhati
G
gain - l±bha
garland - m±l±
garment - s±µaka / vattha
gem - maºi
generous one - vadaññ³
get – labhati
ghee – sappi
girl - d±rik± / kaññ± / kum±r² / yuvati
give - dad±ti / deti
giver - d±tu
go - gacchati
goat - aja
goer - gantu
gold - suvaººa / hirañña
good man – sappurisa
goods - bhaº¹a
grass - tiºa
ground - bh³mi
gruel - y±gu
guest - atithi
H
hall - s±l±
hand – hattha
happy one - sukhi
happily - sukha½
harass - p²¼eti
harm - hi½sati
head - s²sa
heap - r±si
heaven - sagga
hermit - t±pasa
hide - ch±deti / paµicch±deti
Himalaya – himavantu
hit – paharati
hoe - kudd±la
hoist - uss±peti
honey – madhu
honour - p³jeti / vandati
hope - pattheti / ±kaªkhati
horse – assa
house - niv±sa / geha / ghara
householder – gahapati
how - katha½ / yath±
how far - y±va... t±va
hunger - khud±
hunter - luddaka
husband - pati / bhattu / s±m²
I
I - aha½
if - sace / yadi
illuminate - obh±seti
impermanent – anicca
indeed - addh±
inform - ±roceti
intelligence - paññ±
intelligent one - paññavantu / viññ±tu
invite - nimanteti / pakkosati
is - atthi / bhavati / hoti
J
jackal - sig±la
K
keep - µhapeti
kill - hanati / m±reti
king - bh³p±la / bh³pati
kiss – cumbati
knee - j±ºu / jaººu
know - j±n±ti
knowledgable man - vid³ / viññ³
L
lamp - d²pa
laugh – hasati
lay devotee - up±saka
lead - neti / nayati
leader – netu
leaf - paººa
learn - uggaºh±ti
leave - nikkhamati
leopard - d²pi
leper - kuµµh²
light - n, ±loka / v, j±leti
lightning – asani
(is) like – viya
lion - s²ha
liquor - sur±
listen - suº±ti
listener - sotu
live - j²vati
living being - p±º²
living long - d²ghaj²v²
look – oloketi
lotus - paduma
luscious – ojavantu
M
magic spell - manta
man - nara / purisa / manussa
mansion - p±s±da
many – bahu
mat - kilañj±
measure - n, n±¼i / v, min±ti
merchant - v±ºija
merit - kusala / puñña
messenger - d³ta
milk - n, kh²ra / v, duhati
mind – citta
minister - mant²
mix - sammisseti
moderate - mattaññ³
monastery - vih±ra
monk - samaºa / bhikkhu
monkey - v±nara / makkaµa / kapi
moon - canda
morning - pabh±te
mother - amm± / m±tu
mother-in-law – sassu
mountain - pabbata / giri
mouth - mukha
much - pah³ta
N
neck - g²v±
nest - kul±vaka
new – nava
night - ratti
not - na
nourish - poseti
O
object - r³pa
ocean - samudda / udadhi / sindhu
oil - tela
omniscient - sabbaññ³
open - vivarati
oppress - p²¼eti
or - v±
outcast - caº¹±la
ox - goºa
P
paddy - v²hi
palm - p±ºi
park - uyy±na
parrot - suka / suva
peacock - sikh²
piece - khaº¹a
pig - var±ha / s³kara
pit - ±v±µa / k±su
plant - v, ropeti
play - v, k²¼ati
(be) pleased - pas²dati
plough - kasati
poet – kavi
pollute - d³seti
pond - pokkharaº²
pot - ghaµa
powerful - bal² / balavantu
preach - deseti
prepare - paµiy±deti
prevent - niv±reti
protect – rakkhati
psychic power – iddhi
pull - ±ka¹¹hati
pupil - sissa
purgatory – naraka
put – pakkhipati
Q
queen - r±jin²
question - n, pañha / v, pucchati
R
ray - rasmi
receive - labhati
reciter – pavattu
reject - pajahati
relative – bandhu
release - muñcati
relic - dh±tu
renounce – pabbajati
reptile - uraga
retinue - paris±
rice - bhatta / odana / taº¹ula
right - samm±
rise - udeti
river - nad² / v±ri
road - magga
roam - ±hiº¹ati / carati
robe - c²vara
room – ovaraka
rope – rajju
rule - p±leti
run - dh±vati
S
sage - isi / muni
sailor - n±vika
sand - v±luk±
saw – kakaca
scatter - vikirati
science & arts - sippa
scold – vigarahati
sea - samudda / udadhi / sindhu
seat - ±sana
see – passati
seed - b²ja
sell - vikkiº±ti
send - peseti / pahiº±ti
serpent - sappa / ahi / uraga
servant - d±sa
sew – sibbati
shade / shadow - ch±y±
ship - n±v±
shoot – vijjhati
shop - ±paºa
sickness - vy±dhi
sick person - gil±na
simile - upam±
since – yato
sing - g±yati
sister - bhagini
sit - nis²dat²
sky - ±k±sa
sleep – sayati
smeared – upalitta
sometimes - kad±ci karahaci
son - putta
song - g²ta
soon - khippa½
sound – sadda
sow – vapati
speak - bh±sati / katheti
speaker - vattu
speech - kath±
spend – vissajjeti
spoil - d³seti
spoon - kaµacchu
spread - pattharati
sprinkle – siñcati
stairway - sop±na
stand / stay - tiµµhati
steal – coreti
stone - p±s±ºa
suffering – dukkha
sugar-cane – ucchu
sun - suriya / ravi / bh±numantu
sweep – sammajjati
sweetmeat – modaka
sword - khagga / asi
T
take - ±dad±ti / gaºh±ti
take out - n²harati
tank - v±pi
taste - rasa
teach - v±ceti
teacher - ±cariya / garu / satthu
tear n. – assu
tempt - palobheti
then - tad±
there - tattha
therefore - tasm±
thief - cora
think – cinteti
thirst - pip±s±
thirsty - pip±sita
thunder - asani
thus - tath±
today – ajja
tongue - jivh±
touch – phusati
town – nagara
treasure – nidhi
tree - rukkha / taru
try - ussahati / v±yamati
throw - cha¹¹eti
truth – sacca
turn - pavatteti
tusker - d±µh²
twenty - v²sati
U
uncle - m±tula
understand - adhigacchati
until - y±va... t±va
V
various - n±n±
vehicle – ratha
victor – jetu
village - g±ma
virtue - s²la / guºa
virtuous - guºavantu / s²lavantu
W
wage – vetana
walking stick - yaµµhi
wander - ±hiº¹ati / carati
wash – dhovati
washerman – rajaka
water - udaka / jala / p±n²ya
weak – dubbala
wealth - dhana / vasu
weep – rodati
when - yad± / kad±
whence - yato / kuto
where - yattha / kuhi½ / kattha
why - yasm± / kasm±
wicked man – asappurisa
wife - bhariy± / vadh³
wife & children - puttad±ra
win - jayati
wind - v±ta
wisdom - paññ±
wise man - vid³ / viññ³ / paññavantu
wish - icchati / pattheti
with - saddhi½ / saha
woman - itth² / n±ri/ yuvati /vanit±
world – loka
worship - vandati / namassati
wrap - veµheti
write - likhati
Y
you - tva½ (sg.) / tumhe (pl.)
young one - susu
young woman - yuvati
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