The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Pavana2 (nt.) [cp. Vedic prava*a; not with Müller, P.Gr. 24=upavana; perhaps= Lat. pronus "prone"] side
of a mountain, declivity D ii.254; M i.117; S i.26; ii.95, 105; Th 1, 1092; J i.28; ii.180; vi.513; Cp. i.15,
101; iii.131; Miln 91, 198 sq., 364, 408; Vism 345. Cp. Pavananagara SnA 583 (v. l. BB for
Tumbavanagara=Vanasavhaya). Note. Kern, Toev. s. v. defends Müller's (after Subh(ti) interpretation as
"wood, woodland," and compares BSk. pavana MVastu ii.272, 382.
Pavana
Pavana3 at Vin ii.136 in cpd. pavan -- anta refers to the end of the girdle (k!yabandhana), where it is tied
into a loop or knot. Bdhgh on p. 319 (on C.V. v.29, 2) expls it by p!s' anta.
Pavapati
Pavapati [pa+vap] to sow out Th 2, 112.
Pavayha
Pavayha (adv.) [ger. of pavahati] carrying on, pressing, urgently, constantly, always repeated as pavayha
pavayha M iii.118=DhA ii.108; M i.442, 444.
Pavara
Pavara (adj.) [pa+vara] most excellent, noble, distin- guished S iii.264; Sn 83, 646, 698 (muni˚); Dh 422;
Pug 69; Miln 246; PvA 2 (˚dhamma -- cakka), 67 (id.), 39 (˚buddh'!sana); Sdhp 421.
Pavasati
Pavasati [pa+vas] to "live forth," i. e. to be away from home, to dwell abroad Sn 899; J ii.123 (=pavasa'
gacchati); v.91. -- pp. pavuttha (q. v.). Cp. vi˚.
Pavassati
Pavassati [pa+v%+] to "rain forth," to begin to rain, shed rain S i.100; Sn 18 sq. (imper. pavassa), 353 (v. l.);
J vi.500 ("cry"), 587 (aor. p!vassi). -- pp. pava&&ha & pavu&&ha: see abhi˚.
Pavassana
Pavassana (nt.) [fr. pa+v%+] beginning to rain, raining Miln 120.
Pav!ta
Pav!ta (nt.) [pa+v!ta, cp. Vedic prav!ta] a draught of air, breeze Vin ii.79 (opp. niv!ta).
Pav!ti
Pav!ti [pa+v!] to diffuse a scent Dh 54; Th 1, 528; J v.63 (dis! bh!ti p. ca). See also pav!yati.
Pav!da
Pav!da [pa+vad, cp. Epic Sk. prav!da talk, saying] talk, disputation, discussion D i.26, 162; M i.63; Sn
538.