pāmokkha

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀧𑀸𑀫𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀔 (Brahmi script)
  • पामोक्ख (Devanagari script)
  • পামোক্খ (Bengali script)
  • පාමොක‍්ඛ (Sinhalese script)
  • ပါမောက္ခ or ပႃမေႃၵ္ၶ or ပႃမေႃၵ်ၶ (Burmese script)
  • ปาโมกฺข or ปาโมกขะ (Thai script)
  • ᨷᩤᨾᩮᩣᨠ᩠ᨡ (Tai Tham script)
  • ປາໂມກ຺ຂ or ປາໂມກຂະ (Lao script)
  • បាមោក្ខ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄛𑄂𑄟𑄮𑄇𑄴𑄈 (Chakma script)

Etymology

A gerund form of pamukha (“first, foremost, chief”), with lengthened initial vowel a.

Adjective

pāmokkha

  1. chief, first, eminent

Descendants

  • Burmese: ပါမောက္ခ (pamaukhka.)

Further reading

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “pāmokkha”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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