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Pali Word	Grammatical Definition	English Definition	Chinese Definition
aha	V.	said	說
anicca	Adj.	impermanent	無常
arahant	N.m.	Arahant, Arhat	阿羅漢
Assaji	N.m.	Assaji (Personal name)	阿說示
atha	Adv.	then	爾時
attan	N.m.	Self	我
ayasmant	Adj.	Venerable (a title of respect for senior monks)	尊者
bhagavant	Adj.	Blessed One (a title used for the Buddha)	世尊
bhasati	V.	says, speaks	說
buddho	N.m.	Buddha	佛陀
ca	conj.	and	及
cittaj	N.n.	mind	心
dhammo	N.m.	doctrine, nature, truth, the Norm, morality, good conduct	法
devo	N.m.	1. a deity; 2. the sky; 3. a rain cloud; 4. a king	神，王
danaj	N.n.	gift, charity, alms, alms-giving	布施
dukkhaj	N.n.	suffering, pain, misery, discomfort	苦
eta(d)	Demonstrative Pron.	that, this	此
evaj	Adv.	thus, in this way, (in replay:) yes	如是
gatha	N.f.	a verse, stanza, a line of poetry	偈
gacchati	V.	to go, to move, to walk	去
hetu	N.m.	cause, reason, condition	因
ima(j)	Demonstrative Pron.	that, this	此
indo	N.m.	lord, king, the Vedic god Indra, the king of devas	帝釋
janati/jinati	V.	to conquer, to subdue	勝
kusala	Adj.	clever; good action, merit, virtue	善,善巧
khayo	N.m.	waste, destruction, decay, consummation	滅,盡
karanaj	N.n.	1. doing, making; 2. production	作
kho	Ind.	indeed, really, surely	(強調語) 實在是
lakkhanaj	N.n.	a sign, mark, characteristic, a prognosticative mark, a quality	相,特徵,徵兆
maha-	Adj.	(mahant, becomes maha in compound), great	大
maggo	N.m.	path, road, way	道
nirujjhati	V.	to cease, to dissolve, to vanish	滅
nibbindati	V.	to get wearied of, to be disgusted with	厭離
nirodho	N.m.	cessation, the final truth	息,滅
namo	Ind.	be my adoration to, homage, veneration	歸敬
parinibbuta	Adj.	completely calmed, at peace, at rest	般涅槃,圓寂,完全寂止
pabba	N.f.	wisdom, knowledge, insight	般若,智慧
pariyodapana	N.f.	purification	淨化
pariyodapanaj	N.n.	purification	淨化
parinibbanaj	N.n.	final release from transmigration, death after the last lifespan of an Arahant	般涅槃,圓寂,出離輪迴
pabhavo	N.m.	origin, source	生起
passati	V.	to see, to find, to understand	見
papaj	N.n.	sin, evil, wrong action; bad, sinful, wicked	惡
pariyayo	N.m.	order, course, quality, method, figurative language, a synonym, a turn	法門
paribbajako	N.m.	wandering religious mendicant	梵志,遍歷者,遊行者
raso	N.m.	taste, juice, flavour	(食)味
rati	N.f.	pleasure, love, attachment, liking for (Loc.)	樂
sabba	Adj.	everything, all	一切
saha	Ind.	with,together,accompanied by	共,俱
saranaj	N.n.	protection, help, refuge, shelter	歸依所,依怙
Sariputto	N.m.	(Personal Name) Sariputta (one of the foremost disciples of the Buddha)	(人名),舍利弗
sasanaj	N.n.	teaching, order, message, doctrine, a letter	教誡
savkharo	N.m.	essential condition, a thing conditioned, mental coefficients	(諸)行
samano	N.m.	a recluse	沙門
sa-	Pref.	(= sva in Sk.) one's own	自己
sabba	Adj.	all, every, whole, entire	一切的
savgho	N.m.	multitude, an assemblage, the Buddhist clergy	僧伽,眾
sammasajbuddho	N.m.	the perfectly Enlightened One	正遍覺者,三藐三佛陀
sukhaj	N.n.	happiness,comfort	樂
sakko	N.m.	the king of devas	釋提桓因
ti	Ind.	(quotation mark), thus	(引號)
ta(d)	Demonstrative Pron.	that, this	此
tathagato	N.m.	thus-gone, one who has gone so, the Enlightened One	如來
tanha	N.f.	craving, thirst, lust, attachment	愛欲
upasampada	N.f.	taking, undertaking, acquisition, higher ordination of a Buddhist monk	具足,成就,受持,受具,受戒
uppajjati	V.	to be born, to arise	生起
uppado	N.m.	rising, coming into existence, birth	生起
visuddhi	N.f.	purity, holiness, splendour, excellency	清淨
vadin	N.m.	one who disputes or preaches some doctrine	說者
vupasamo	N.m.	relief, calmness, cessation	寂滅
vayo	N.m.	age, loss, decay, expenditure	壞,滅
vata	Ind.	surely, certainly, indeed, alas	(強調語) 確實
yada	Adv.	whenever, when	當
ya	rel. Pron.	which, what, whatever	(關係代名詞) 其