The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

was tending to supplant that of senior -- that is, not the senior of the whole Order, but the senior of such a
part of the Sangha as live in the same locality, or are carrying out the same function. -- Note. thera in thero
vassiko at S iv.161 is to be read tero -- vassiko. -- g!th! hymns of senior bhikkhus, N. of a canonical book,
incorporated in the Khuddaka -- Nik!ya. Theratara, very senior, oppd to navatara, novice D ii.154. -- v!da
the doctrine of the Theras, the original Buddhist doctrine M i.164; Dpvs iv.6, 13.
Theraka
Theraka (adj.) strong (?), of clothes: therak!ni vatth!ni D ii.354 (vv. ll. thevak!ni, dhorak!ni, corak!ni).
Ther" & Therik!
Ther" & Therik! (f.) [see thera] 1. an old woman (cp. sthavirik! M Vastu iii.283) Pv ii.116 (=th!variji**!
PvA 149). -- 2. a female thera (see cpds.), as therik! at Th 2, 1; Dpvs xviii. 11. -- g!th! hymns of the ther"s,
following on the Therag!th! (q. v.).
Theva
Theva (m.?) [see etym. under th"na, with which cp. in meaning from same root Gr. stoibh/ & Lat. st"ria,
both= drop. Cp. also thika. Not with Trenckner (Notes p. 70) fr. stip] a drop; stagnant water. In Vin. only in
phrase: c"vara' . . . na acchinne theve pakkamitabba' Vin i.50, 53=ii.227, 230; J vi.530 (madhu -- ttheva a
drop of honey).
Thevati
Thevati [fr. theva; orig. "to be congealed or thick"] to shine, glitter, shimmer (like a drop) J vi.529
(=virocati p. 530).
Thoka
Thoka (adj.) [for etymology see under th"na] little, small, short, insignificant; nt. a trifle. A iv.10; J vi.366;
PvA 12 (k!la): nt. thoka' as adv.=a little J i.220; ii.103, 159; v.198; PvA 13, 38, 43. -- thoka' thoka' a
little each time, gradually, little by little Dh 121, 239; Miln 9; SnA 18; PvA 168.
Thokaka
Thokaka (adj.)=thoka; fem. thokik! Dh 310.
Thoma
Thoma [Vedic stoma a hymn of praise] praise.
Thomana
Thomana (nt.) & thoman! (f.) [see thavati] praising, praise, laudation J i.220 (=pasa'sa); Pug 53; PvA 27.
Thometi
Thometi [denom. fr. thoma; cp. thavati] to praise, extol, celebrate (often with va**eti) D i.240; Sn 679,
1046; Nd2 291; J vi.337; SnA 272 (=thutu'); VvA 102; PvA 196. -- pp. thomita J i.9.
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