samma

Samma1

a term of familiar address DN.i.49, DN.i.225; DN-a.i.151; Vin.ii.161; Ja.i.59; Pv-a.204; plur. sammā Vin.ii.161.

as to etym. Andersen, P. Reader ii.263 quite plausibly connects it with Vedic śam (indecl.) “hail”, which is often used in a vocative sense, esp. in combination śam ca yos ca “hail & blessing!”, but also suggests relation to sammā. Other suggestions see Andersen s.v.

Samma2

see sammā.

samyak

Samma3

a cymbal Mil.60; Dhs.621; Ja.i.3; Dhs-a.319. - Otherwise as -tāḷa a kind of cymbal Thag.893, Thag.911; Vv.35#3; Vv-a.161; Ja.vi.60; Ja.vi.277 (-l-).