The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Perita is Kern's (Toev. s. v.) proposed reading for what he considered a faulty spelling in bhaya -- merita (p
for m) J iv.424=v.359. This however is bhaya -- m -- erita with the hiatus -- m, and to supplant perita (=Sk.
prerita) is unjustified.
Pelaka
Pelaka [etym.?] a hare J vi.538 (=sasa C.).
Pe)a
Pe)a [a Prk. form for pi*.a, cp. Pischel, Prk. Gr. § 122 pe.h!la] a lump, only in yaka˚ the liver ( -- lump)
Sn 195 (=yakana -- pi*.a SnA 247)=J i.146.
Pe)!
Pe)! [cp. Class. & B. Sk. pe&a, f. pe&" & pe&!, pe.! Divy 251, 365; and the BSk. var. phel! Divy 503;
MVastu ii.465] 1. a (large) basket J iv.458; vi.185; Cp. ii.25; Miln 23, 282; Vism 304; KhA 46 (pe)!ghata,
wrong reading, see p. 68 App.); ThA 29. -- 2. a chest (for holding jewelry etc.) Pv iv.142; Mhvs 36, 20;
DhsA 242 (pe) -- opam!, of the 4 treasure -- boxes). -- Cp. pi&aka.
Pe)ik!
Pe)ik! (f.) [cp. pe)!] a basket DhA i.227 (pas!dhana˚, v. l. pelak!).
Pesa
Pesa is spurious spelling for pessa (q. v.).
Pesaka
Pesaka [fr. pa+i+, cp. Vedic pre+a order, command] employer, controller, one who attends or looks after
Vin ii.177 (!r!mika˚ etc.); A iii.275 (id.).
Pesak!ra
Pesak!ra [pesa+k!ra, epsa=Vedic pe$a1, fr. pi$: see pi'sati1] weaver D i.52; Vin iii.259; iv.7; J iv.475;
DhA i.424 (˚v"thi); iii.170 sq.; VbhA 294 sq. (˚dh"t! the weaver's daughter; story of -- ) PvA 42 sq., 67.
Pesana
Pesana (nt.) [fr. pa+i+, see peseti] sending out, message; service J iv.362 (pesan!ni gacchanti); v.17 (pesane
pesiyanto.) -- k!raka a servant J vi.448; VvA 349. -- k!rik! (a girl) doing service, a messenger, servant J iii
414; DhA i.227.
Pesanaka
Pesanaka (adj.) [fr. pesana] "message sender," employing for service, in ˚cor! robbers making (others)
servants J i.253.
Pesanika (˚iya)