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The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

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Avaca<br />

Avaca (adj.) [der. fr. ava after the analogy of ucca > ut] low, only in combn. uccâvac! (pl.) high and low,<br />

see ucca. KvuA 38.<br />

Avacana<br />

Avacana (nt.) [a + vacana] "non -- word", i. e. the wrong word or expression J i.410.<br />

Avacara<br />

Avacara ( -- ˚) (n. -- adj.) [ava + car, also BSk. avacara in same sense, e.g. anta1purâvacar! the inmates of<br />

the harem Jtm 210] (a) (adj.) living in or with, moving in D i.206 (santika˚ one who stays near, a<br />

companion); fig. dealing or familiar with, at home in A ii.189 (atakka˚); iv.314 (paris!˚); J i.60 (t!)a˚ one<br />

conversant with music, a musician, see t!)a1); ii.95 (sang!ma˚); Miln 44 (id. and yoga˚). -- (b) (n.) sphere<br />

(of moving or activity), realm, plane (of temporal existence); only as t.t in k!mâvacara rupâvacara<br />

ar(pâvacara or the 3 realms of sense -- desires, form and non -- form: k!ma˚ D i.34 (˚deva); Dhs 431 (as<br />

adj.); r(pa˚ Pug 37; ar(pa˚ Pug 38; Ps i.83, 84, 101; Dhs A 387; PvA 138, 163; to be omitted in Dhs 1268,<br />

1278.<br />

Avacaraka & ocaraka<br />

Avacaraka & ocaraka (adj. -- n.) [fr. avacara] 1. only in cpd. k!mâvacarika as adj. to k!mâvacara,<br />

belonging to the sphere of sense experiences, Sdhp. 254. -- 2. Late form of ocaraka, spy, only in C. on Th 1,<br />

315 ff. quoted in Brethren 189, n 3. Occurs in BSk (Divy 127).<br />

-- 82 --<br />

Avacara*a<br />

Avacara*a (nt.) [fr. avacarati 1] being familiar with, dealing with, occupation J ii.95.<br />

Avacuttha<br />

Avacuttha 2nd pret. of vac, in prohib form m! eva' ava- cuttha do not speak thus J vi.72; DhA iv.228.<br />

Avacchidda<br />

Avacchidda ( -- ˚) (adj.) [ava + chidda] perforated, only in redupl. (intensive) cpd. chiddâvacchidda<br />

perforated all over, nothing but holes J iii.491; DhA i.122. 284, 319. Cp. chidda -- vicchidda.<br />

Avacchedaka<br />

Avacchedaka ( -- ˚) (adj) [ava + cheda + ka] cutting off, as nt. ˚' adv. in phrase kaba)âvacchedaka' after the<br />

manner of cutting off mouthfuls (of food) Vin ii.214; iv.196; cp. !s!vacchedika whose hope or longing has<br />

been cut off or destroyed Vin i. 259.<br />

Avajaya<br />

Avajaya [ava + jaya, cp. apajita] defeat DhA ii.228 (v.l. for T. ajaya).<br />

Avaj!ta

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