1. to ask, to question SN.i.207, SN.i.214; Vin.ii.207; Snp.995; Mnd.341 etc.
   pres 1^st sg. pucchāmi Snp.83, Snp.241, Snp.682, Snp.1043, Snp.1049 Cnd.447: Pv.ii.1#12.
   ■ 1^{st</ …}

asks; asks permission, asks leave (for); takes leave (of); bids farewell (to).

Sk. abhipṛcchati] to ask Ja.iv.18.

abhi + pucchati

to ask or inquire after (c. acc.) Snp.432, Snp.1113
pp anupuṭṭha (q.v.).

anu + pucchati

asked Snp.782 (= pucchita Snp-a.521).

pp. of anupucchati

see āpucchati.

… ■ kañcid-eva desaṃ pucchati to ask a little point DN.i.51; MN.i.229; AN.v.39, sometimes as kiñcid-eva d. p. SN.iii.101; MN.iii.15;…

…akāsi, sā “ayaṃ me… pucchati” ti ñatvā hatthaṃ vikāsesi, so ñatvā… ; he then asks by word of mouth)
■ *hattha-muddaṃ…

…Pp.41; Mil.257, Mil.408; Snp-a.111.

pari + pucchati

…Mil.339.

Ved. praśna, for details of etym. see pucchati

…˚piṇḍa, ˚pucchati (ask in return) ˚māreti (kill in revenge), ˚bhaṇḍa (goods in exchange) ˚bhaṇḍati (abuse in return)…

…adv.) without inquiry Vin.i.325.

paṭi + pucchati

…Cp. puṭṭha.

pp. of pucchati

…of pucchati, Vedic pṛsṭa

Puṭṭha³

see phuṭṭha.

= Sk. spṛṣṭa, cp….

to ask DN.i.116; ger. sampuccha having made an appointment with SN.i.176.

saṃ + pucchati

…yaṃ passati taṃ taṃ pucchati whomsoever he sees (each one) he asks Pv-a.38; yaṃ yaṃ manaso piyaṃ taṃ taṃ gahetvā whatever……

…yaṃ passati taṃ taṃ pucchati “whomsoever he sees, him he asks” Ja.iii.155; yassaṃ yassaṃ disāyaṃ viharati, sakasmiṃ yeva…

… pp āpucchita Vin.iv.272.

ā + pucchati