(~ā ~ī)n. & m. & ~ī, feminine

1. (m.fn.) thick; solid; firm.

2. (mfn.)

   1. old, elderly; elder, senior; venerable.
   2. elder, senior in the saṅgha (ordained for 10 years or more)

3. (m.) an …

an elder in dhamma, one venerable because of his qualities.

an elder in dhamma, one venerable because of his qualities.

old, senior, from (time of) birth.

num., mfn.

1. (num.) thirteen.
2. (mfn.) containing (a poem of) 13 verses (Theragāthā)

with an elder in charge.

…an elder; a verse from the Theragāthā.

theragāthā²

feminine pl. the verses of the elders; one of the collections making up the…

thick.

elders and those next in seniority.

of therapāḷi

the fine, the list, of elders.

more senior.

the statements of elders; what the elders say.