The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Th!ma (& th!mo nt. in instr. th!mas! M i.498; S ii.278= Th 1, 1165; iii.110, see below) [Vedic sth!man &
sth!mas nt., sth! cp. Gr. sth/mwn, Lat. stamen (standing structure); Goth. stoma foundation] "standing
power," power of resistance, steadfastness, strength, firmness, vigour, instr. th!mena (Miln 4; PvA 193);
th!mas! (see above); th!mun! (J vi.22). Often combd with bala J i.63; Sn 68; with bala+java PvA 4; with
bala+ viriya Nd2 289, 651; with java J i.62; VvA 104; with viriya J i.67. -- D iii.113; S i.78; ii.28; v.227; A
i.50; ii.187 sq.; iv.192. J i.8, 265 (˚sampanna); ii.158 (id.); Dhs 13, 22; Vism 233 (˚mahatta); DhA iv.18;
PvA 259. -- Instr. used as adv.: th!mena hard, very much PvA 193; th!mas! obstinately, perseveringly M
i.257. -- gatadi&&hika (adj.) one in whom heresy has become strong J i.83=vi.220.
Th!maka
Th!maka (adj.) having strength Sn 1144 (dubbala˚ with failing strength); Nd1 12 (appa˚+dubbala).
Th!mavant
Th!mavant (adj.) [th!ma+vant] strong, steadfast, power- ful, persevering S v.197, 225; A ii.250; iv.110,
234, 291; v.24; Nd2 131; Vv 51 (=thira balav! VvA 35).
Th!ra
Th!ra see vi˚, san˚.
Th!la
Th!la (nt.) [from thala orig. a flat dish] a plate, dish, vessel D i.74; J i.69; Miln 282. Ka'sa˚ a gong Miln
62; Vism 283 (in simile). See also th!l".
Th!laka
Th!laka (nt.) [th!la+ka] a small bowl, beaker Pv ii.18 (th!lakassa p!n"ya'), 119 (id.); Nett 79 (for holding
oil: d"pakapallika Com.).
Th!lik!
Th!lik! (f.)=th!lakaVin i.203, 240. See !)haka˚.
Th!l"
Th!l" (f.) (th!li˚ in cpds.) [Sk. sth!l", cp. th!la] an earthen pot, kettle, large dish; in -- dhovana washing of
the dish A i.161 (+sar!va -- dhovana); -- p!ka an offering of barley or rice cooked in milk Vin iii.15; D i.97
(=DA i.267); S ii.242; v.384; A i.166; J i.186; Miln 249.
Th!vara
Th!vara1 (adj.) [Vedic sth!vara, from sth!, cp. sthavira, Gr. stauro/s post, Lat. re -- stauro, Goth. stana
judgment & stojan to judge] "standing still," immovable (opp. to tasa) firm, strong (Ep. of an Arahant: KhA
245)
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