…(= khudda); Pp-a 229 (nīca lāmaka = oṇata); Kp-a.150 (˚desanā, cp. ukkaṭṭha); Dhp-a.ii.77; Dhp-a.iv.44 (˚bhāva) Vv-a.116; Pv-a.15…

…by C. as “ahā ti lāmaka-pariyāyo”). See also ahaha.

cp. Sk. aha & P. aho; Germ. aha; Lat. ehem…

…worst Ja.ii.440 (C. hīna, lāmaka); see also anta¹ 4
■ acc. as adv. in ekantaṃ…

…(explained by Thag-a.65 as lāmaka va Māra, thus taken anta²); Dhp.48 (= maraṇa-sankhāto antako Dhp-a.ii.366), Dhp.288 (=…

adjective small, little, insignificant, often in the sense of “very little = (next to) nothing” (so in most compounds); thus expl^d. at Vv-a.334 as equivalent to a negative part. (see *[a …

…act Mil.280.

• -rūpa low, common Ja.vi.386 (= asādhu-jātika, lāmaka), Ja.vi.387 (= asabbhijātika), Ja.vi.414 (=…

…act Mil.280.

• -rūpa low, common Ja.vi.386 (= asādhu-jātika, lāmaka), Ja.vi.387 (= asabbhijātika), Ja.vi.414 (=…

…shallow, little Cnd.415 (˚pañña, with omakapañña lāmaka-p˚); Ja.iv.441 (nadī = tuccha Com.).

origin….

…paṇīta); Vv.24#13 (= lāmaka Vv-a.116); Dhs.1025; Dhs-a.45; Mil.288; Vism.13; Dhp-a.iii.163
■ Often opposed to…

…Ja.ii.110; Ja.iii.99 (= lāmaka) f. -ī SN.v.217; Dhp.335, Dhp.336 (of taṇhā); Ja.ii.428; Ja.v.421; Dhp-a.iv.44 (= lāmakā).

Vedic…

…trifling“ Snp.145 (= lāmakaṃ Kp-a.243) kh˚ ca bālaṃ Snp.318. Opp. to strong Vv.32#10 (of migā balavasena nihīnā Vv-a.136).

*…

…SN.ii.241 SN.v.204; Thag.124, Thag.495; Ja.ii.42; Ja.vi.437; Pv.ii.9#30 (Pv-a.125 = lāmaka˚); sometimes denoting one who has not entered…

…Vism.100; lāmaka m. paṇīta (i.e. lokuttara Dhs-a.45 (dhammā);…

…DN.i.110, DN.i.148 (= lāmaka-bhāva DN-a.i.277); MN.i.115 MN.i.379, MN.i.405 sq.; MN.ii.145; AN.iv.186; Ne.42 (variant reading vokāra)…

…Snp-a.347 (= paritta lāmaka)
■ More freq. in neg. form anoma not inferior i.e. excellent.

Vedic avama, superl….

…poor indigent Ja.iv.380 (= lāmaka olamba-vilamba-nantakadharo C.).

of uncertain etym. perhaps *avatāryaka from ava + tṛ; or from…

…i.e. raised & degraded, lofty and low AN.ii.86 = Pp.52 (= nīca lāmaka Pp-a.229); Pv.iv.6#6; Mil.387; DN-a.i.45;…

…Synonyms: appaka, omaka, lāmaka, dukkha Cnd.414; catukka Cnd.415 (opp. mahā); appaka Pv-a.48, Pv-a.60; appama taka Pv-a.262; ittara…

…Ja.i.128; Pv.ii.7#16 (= lāmaka C.); Pv.ii.9#3; Pp.19; Dhs.30, Dhs.101; Mil.204 (opp kalyāṇa); Vism.268 (= lāmaka), Vism.312 (of dreams,…

…the 7 Rishis) Sdhp.506 (opp. lāmaka). 2. large, comprehensive great, in ukkaṭṭho patto a bowl of great capacity (as diff. from majjhima & omaka…

…excellent food (opp. lāmaka˚) Ja.i.123; -lañcaka excellent gift (?) (Trenckner, Mil p.424): see under lañcaka….

adjective which like, what like, whichever, how much; in neg. sentence any, whatever little
■ Pv.ii.1#19 (= yāva mahanto Pv-a.77)
■ Often combined with kīdisa in meaning “an …