The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Piya1 (adj.) [Vedic priya, pr", cp. Gr. proprow/n; Goth. frij0n to love, frijonds loving=E. friend; Ger. frei,
freund; Ohg. Fr"a=Sk. priy!, E. Friday, etc.] dear, in two applications (as stated Nd1 133=Nd2 444, viz. dve
piy!: satt! v! piy! sankh!r! v! piy!, with ref. to living beings, to sensations): 1. dear, beloved (as father,
mother, husband, etc.) S i.210 (also compar. ˚tara); Dh 130, 157, 220; Vism 296, 314 sq.; often combd with
man!pa (pleasing, also in 2), e. g. D ii.19; iii.167; J ii.155; iv.132. -- 2. pleasant, agreeable, liked Sn 452,
863: Dh 77, 211; often combd (contrasted) with appiya, e. g. Sn 363, 450 (see also below). nt. piya' a
pleasant thing, pleasantry, pleasure S i.189; Sn 450, 811; DhA iii.275. -- appiya unpleasant M i.86; Kh
viii.5. appiyat! unpleasantness J iv.32. See also p"ti & pema. -- âp!ya separation from what is dear to one,
absence of the beloved A iii.57; Dh 211. -- âppiya pleasant & unpleasant D ii.277 (origin of it); Dh 211. --
kamya friendly disposition Vin iv.12. -- gg!hin grasping after pleasure Dh 209, cp. DhA iii.275. -- cakkhu a
loving eye D iii.167. -- dassana lovely to behold, goodlooking D iii.167. -- bh!*in speaking pleasantly,
flattering J v.348. -- man!pat! belovedness M i.66. -- r(pa pleasant form, an enticing object of sight D i.152
(cp. DA i.311); S ii.109 sq.; A ii.54; It 95, 114; Sn 337, 1086 (cp. Nd2 445); Vbh 103; Nett 27. -- vacana
term of endearment or esteem, used with ref. to !yasm! Nd2 130; SnA 536, etc.; or m!risa SnA 536. -- v!c!
pleasant speech S i.189; Sn 452. -- v!din speaking pleasantly, affable D i.60 (man!pac!rin+); A iii.37;
iv.265 sq. -- vippayoga separation from the beloved object Sn 41 (cp. Nd2 444); PvA 161 (here with ref. to
the husband); syn. with appiya -- sampayoga, e. g. at Vism 504 sq.
Piya
Piya2 [sporadic for phiya, q. v.] oar; usually so in cpd. piyâritta (nt.) oar & rudder S i.103; A ii.201; J
iv.164.
Piyaka
Piyaka [cp. Class. Sk. priyaka] a plant going under various names, viz. Nauclea cadamba; Terminalia
tomentosa; Vitex trifolia J v.420 (=setapuppha C.); vi.269.
Piyangu
Piyangu (f.) [cp. Vedio priyangu] 1. panic seed, Panicum Italicum Vv 537; J i.39; PvA 283. Mixed with
water and made into a kind of gruel (piyangûdaka) it is used as an emetic J i.419. See also kangu. -- 2. a
medicinal plant, Priyangu J v.420.
Piyatta
Piyatta (nt.) [abstr. fr. piya1] belovedness, pleasantness A v.164 sq.; Sdhp 66.
Piy!yati
Piy!yati [Denom. fr. piya1] to hold dear, to like, to be fond of (acc.), to be devoted to S i.210; J i.156;
ii.246; vi.5; VbhA 108 (in etym. of pit!, q. v.); DhA iv.125; SnA 78; VvA 349; PvA 71. -- pp. piy!yita.
Note. A ppr. piya' is found at SnA 169 for Sn 94 adj. piya, and is expld by p"yam!na tussam!na
modam!na.
Piy!yan!
Piy!yan! (f.) [fr. piy!yati] love, fondness for (loc.) S i.210.
Piy!yita
Piy!yita [pp. of piy!yati] held dear, fondled, loved, liked Sn 807; Nd1 126.