The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Ki**a2 [pp. of kirati] strewn, scattered, covered; only in compn with profixes: !˚, o˚, ud˚, upa˚, pari˚, sa'˚;
see also appa˚.
Ki*ha
Ki*ha (adj.) [see ka*ha; DA i.254 ki*h! ti ka*h!, k!)ak! ti attho] black; in the stock phrase mu*.ak!
sama*ak! ibbh! k˚ bandhup!dâpacc! D i.90=116; S iv.117; M i.334; ii.177; in a moral sense=bad, wicked,
with nâlam -- ariy! dhamm! D i.163.
Kita
Kita [pp. of k%, with i for a, cp. kira*a for kara*a. The Dhtp. expld by niv!sane] 1. adorned: m!l!˚ adorned
with garlands Vin iii.249. -- 2. soiled, only in cpds. ka**a˚ said of a wall, also of the ground at Vin i.48=
ii.209; and pa'su˚, soiled with dust Vin ii.121, 174.
Kitava & kitav!
Kitava & kitav! [=ka&av!? cp. ka&a] one who plays false; a cheat; adj. deceitful S i.24; J v.116; 117 (a˚); --
kitav! at Dh 252 (=DhA iii.375) in combn with sa&ha also at J vi.228, where the connection with ka&a is
evident: ka&a' A)!to ga*h!ti ki&av! sikkhito yath!= like one who is skilled in having the ka&a, the lucky die.
Expld at DhA iii.375 as taken from fowling: kitav!ya attabh!va' pa&icch!deti "he hides himself by means
of a pretence" (behind sham branches).
Kittaka
Kittaka (pron. interr.) [fr. k"va, cp. ettaka & BSk. kettaka (MVastu i.50); see Trenckner, Notes p. 134] how
much? how great? nt. as adv.: to what extent? pl.: how many? Vin i.297; k˚' antovassa' avasi&&ha' "how
much of the rainy season is left?" VvA 66; kittak! pana vo bhante pariv!ra -- bhikkh(? "How many
bhikkhus are in your retinue?" J i.32. -- As indef.: a little; kittaka' j"viss!mi, J v.505; kittaka' addh!na' a
short time VvA 117 (=ki'va cira').
Kittana
Kittana (nt.) [f. kitteti] praise PvA 31, 107.
Kitt!vat!
Kitt!vat! (adv.) to what extent? how far? in what respect? K˚ nu kho mah!purisa hoti "in what respect is a
man a great man?" Nd2 502 B; k˚ nu kho paññav! ti vuccati? M i.292.
Kitti & Kitt"
Kitti & Kitt" f. [Vedic k"rti, *qer: cp. Gr. karkai/rw, Ohg. hruod, hruom=Ger. ruhm; *q!r: cp. Sk. k!ru poet;
Gr. kh_ruc herald, Lat. carmen hymn of praise. -- The explns of Dhtp (579) & Dhtm (812) are sa'sadde &
sa'saddane] fame, renown, glory, honour, yaso ca kitt" ca S i.25; kittiñ ca sukhañ ca S i.187; yaso kitti
sukhañ ca A ii.32 yaso kitt" ca "fame and renown" Sn 817 (=Nd1 147, where appl. to the religious
perfection attained by a sama*a); Sn 185 (in the same sense); VvA 68 (b!hira˚ -- bh!va becoming known
outside); yaso kitti Sdhp 234. -- sadda the sound of fame, praise, renown (thutighosa DA i.146) esp. appld
to the Buddha, whose fame is heralded before him: Bhagavanta' Gotama' eva'
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