masculine · amacca 3 · amacca 1
councillor
Amacca [Vedic amātya (only in meaning "companion"), adjective formation from amā an adverbial locative-genitive of pronoun 1st person, Sanskrit ahaṃ = Indo-Germanic °emo (cf. Sanskrit m-ama), meaning "(those) of me or with me", i.e. those who are in my house 1. friend, companion, fellow-worker, helper, especially one {65} who gives his advice, a bosom-friend It 73; Ja VI 512 (sahajātā amaccā); Pv II 6 20 (amaccā paricārakā well-advising friends as company or around him). Frequently in combination with mitta as mittāmaccā, friends and colleagues D III 189-90; S 190 = A II 67; Pv-a 29; or with ñātī (ñāti-sālohitā intimate friends and near-relations), mittāmaccā ñātisālohitā Vin II 126; Snp page 104 (= mittā ca kammakarā ca Pj II 447); mittā vā amaccā vā ñātī vā sālohitā vā A I 222; Pv-a 28; amaccā ñāti-saṅghā ca A I 152. 2. Especially a king's intimate friend, king's favourite, confidant Ja I 262; Pv-a 73 (°kula), 74 (amaccā ca purohito ca), 81 (sabba-kammika amacca), 93; and his special adviser or privy councillor, as such distinguished from the official ministers (purohita, mahāmatta, pārisajja); usually combined with pārisajjā (plural) viz. D I 136 (= piya-sahāyaka Sv I 297, but cf. the following explanation of pārisajjā as "sesā āṇatti-karā"); Vin I 348; D III 64 (amaccā pārisajjā gaṇakamahāmattā); A I 142 (catunnaṃ mahārājānaṃ a. pārisajjā). See on the question of minister in general Fick, Soziale Gliederung page 93, 164 and Banerjea, Public Administration in Ancient India past participle 106-120.
one who belongs to the same household; a companion, especially a companion of a king, a chief minister,
【陽】 1. 智囊團，樞密院官員。2. 同事。
(masc, masc, from āma) councillor; consul; advisor privy councillor Construction: amā + tya
(masc, masc, from āma) colleague; co-worker; associate fellow-worker, colleague Construction: amā + tya
(masc, masc, from amā) minister; royal official Construction: amā + tya