adjective
many
bahu &c. See p. 724.
much; many; plenty; abundant. (plural) many persons
Bahu (adjective) [Vedic bahu, doubtful whether to Greek παχύς; from br̥h 2 to strengthen, cf. upabrūhana, paribbūḷha] much, many, large, abundant; plenty; in combination also: very, greatly (—°) instrumental singular bahunā Dhp 166; nominative plural bahavo Vin III 90; Dhp 307, and bahū Dhp 53; Ja IV 366; V 40; VI 472; Bv 2, 47; Pv IV 1 4 ; Mhv 35, 98; Pv-a 67; neuter plural bahūni Snp 665, 885; genitive dative bahunnaṃ S I 196; Snp 503, 957, and bahūnaṃ Ja V 446; Kv 528 (where the same passage M I 447 reads bahunnaṃ); instrumental bahūhi Pv-a 241; locative bahūsu Pv-a 58. — neuter nominative bahu Dhp 258; bahuṃ Pv-a 166, and bahud in combination bahud-eva (d may be euphonic) Ja I 170; Bv XX 32. As neuter noun bahuṃ a large quantity A II 183 (opposite appaṃ); ablative bahumhā Ja V 387. As adverb bahu so much Pv II 13 11 . — compairative bahutara greater, more, in greater number A I 36 (plural bahutarā, opposite appakā); II 183; S V 457, 466; Ja II 293; VI 472; Pv II 1 17 ; Miln 84; Pv-a 38, 76. — In composition with words beginning with a vowel (in sandhi) bahu as a rule appears as bavh° (for bahv°, see Geiger, Pāli Grammar §49, 1), but the hiatus form bahu is also found, as in bahu-itthiyo Ja I 398 (besides bahutthika); bahu-amaccā Ja I 125; bahu-āyāsa (see below). Besides we have the contracted form bahū as in bahūpakāra, etc.). -ābādha (bavh°) great suffering or illness, adjective full of sickness, ailing much M II 94; A I 107; II 75, 85; Miln 65; Saddh 89 (cf. 77); -āyāsa (bahu°) great trouble Thig 343; - (i)tthika (bahutthika) having many women Vin II 256; S II 264; -ūdaka containing much water Ja III 430 (feminine bahūdikā and bahodikā); -ūpakāra of great service, very helpful, very useful S IV 295; V 32; M III 253; It 9; Vin V 191; Ja I 121; Pv IV 1 56 ; Pv-a 114; -odaka (bavh°) = °ūdaka Thag 390; -kata (a) benevolent, doing service Vin IV 57, 212.(b) much moved or impressed by (instrumental), paying much attention to Vin I 247; -karaṇīya having much to do, busy D II 76; Vin I 71; S II 215; A III 116; Sv I 237; -kāra (a) favour Dāṭh IV 39(b) doing much, of great service, very helpful M I 43, 170; A I 123, 132; II 126; S V 67; Pv II 12 19 ; Ja IV 422; Miln 264; -kāratta service, usefullness Pj I 91; -kicca having many duties, very busy Vin I 71; D I 106; II 76; S II 215; A III 116; Sv I 237; -khāra a kind of alkali (product of vegetable ash) Ja VI 454; -jañña see bāhu°; -jana a mass of people, a great mulitude, a crowd, a great many people D I 4; It 78; Ja VI 358; Pp 30, 57; Pv II 7 7 ; Pv-a 30. At some passages interpreted by Buddhaghosa as "the unconverted, the masses", e.g. D I 47, explained at Sv I 143 by "assutavā andha-bāla puthujjana"; Dhp 320 (bahujjana), explained at Dhp-a IV 3 by "lokiya-mahājana"; -jāgara very watchful Dhp 29 (= mahante sativepulle jāgariye ṭhita Dhp-a I 262); Sn 972 (cf. Nidd I 501); -Jāta growing much, abundant Ja VI 536; -ṭhāna (-cintin) of far-reaching knowledge, whose thoughts embrace many subjects Ja III 306; IV 467; V 176; -dhana with many riches Pv-a 97; -patta having obtained much, loaded with gifts Vin IV 243; -pada many-footed a certain order of creatures, such as centipedes, etc. Vin II 110; III 52; A II 34; It 87; - (p)phala rich in fruit Sn 1134, cf. Nidd II §456; - (b)bīhi technical term in grammar, name of compounds with adjective sense, indicating possession; -bhaṇḍa having an abundance of goods, well-to-do Vin III 138; Pj I 241; -bhāṇika = °bhāṇin Pv-a 283; -bhāṇitā garrulousness Pv-a {485} 283; -bhāṇin garrulous A III 254, 257; Dhp 227; -bhāva largeness, richness, abundance Dhp-a II 175; -bherava very terrible A II 55; -maccha rich in fish Ja III 430; -mata much esteemed, venerable Cp page 30, note 7; Pv-a 117; -manta very tricky Dhp-a II 4 (v.l. māya); -māna respect, esteem, veneration Ja I 90; Pv-a 50, 155, 274; -māya full of deceit, full of tricks Ja V 357 (cf. °manta); -vacana (technical term in grammar) the plural number Ja IV 173; Pv-a 163; -vāraka the tree Cordia myxa Abh 558; -vighāta fraught with great pain Thig 450; -vidha various, multiform Cp, page 36, verse 3; Pañca-g 37; -sacca see bāhu°; - (s)suta having great knowledge, very learned, well taught D I 93, 137; III 252, 282; Ja I 199; IV 244; A I 24; II 22, 147, 170, 178; III 114; Snp 58 (see Nidd II §457); It 60, 80; Thag 1026; Dhp 208; Vin II 95; Ja I 93; Miln 19; Thig-a 274, 281; Pj II 109, 110. - (s)sutaka of great knowledge (ironical) D I 107 (see D.B. I 132).
【形】 很多，多數，充分，豐富的。【複】 許多人。~ka,【形】 多數。~karaṇīya, ~kicca,【形】 有很多事要做，忙碌的。~kāra,【形】 很耐用的，非常有用的。~kkhattuṃ,【副】 很多次。~jana,【陽】 衆多的人。~jāgara,【形】 非常覺醒的。~dhana,【形】 有許多財富的。~ppada,【形】 多腳的，給很多的。~bbīhi,【語】 關係複合詞。~bhaṇda,【形】 有豐富貨物的。~bhāṇī,【形】 饒舌的，多講話的。~bhāva,【陽】 豐 富。~mata,【形】 很受尊敬的，被多數人接受的。~māna,【陽】 ~mānana,【中】 尊敬。~mānita,【形】 非常尊敬的。~vacana,【中】 複數。~vidha,【形】 多方面的，各種形式的。~ssuta,【形】 非常有學問的。
bahu a. ( hu or hvI f. ; compar. BUyas ; superl. BUyizWa ) 1 Much, plentiful, abundant, great; tasminbahu etadapi Ś. 4 ‘even this was much for him’ (was too much to be expected of him); bahu prazwavyamatra Mu. 3 ; alpasya hetorbahu hAtumicCan R. 2. 47. 2 Many, numerous; as in bahvakzara, bahuprakAra . 3 Frequented, repeated. 4 Large, great. 5 Abounding or rich in (as first member of comp. ); bahukaMwako deSaH &c. — ind. 1 Much, abundantly, very much, exceedingly, greatly, in a high degree. 2 Somewhat, nearly, almost; as in bahutfRa . ( kiM bahunA ‘why say much’, ‘in short’; bahu man to think or esteem highly, rate high, prize, value; tvatsaMBAvitamAtmAnaM bahu manyAmahe vayaM Ku. 6. 20 ; yayAteriva SarmizWA BarturbahumatA Bava Ś. 4. 6 ; 7. 1 ; R. 12. 89 ; Bg. 2. 35 Bk. 3. 53 ; 5. 84. 8. 12 ). Comp. — akzara a. having many syllables, polysyllabic (as a word). — ac , acka a. having many vowels, polysyllabic. — anarTa a. fraught with many evils. — ap, -apa a. watery. — apatya a. 1 having a numerous progeny. 2 (in astrol. ) promising a numerous progeny. — (tyaH) 1 a hog. 2 a mouse, rat. — (tyA) ( pb ) a cow that has often calved. — apAya a. exposed to many risks; Pt. 2. 166. — arTa a. 1 having many senses. 2 having many objects. 3 important. — ASin a. voracious, gluttonous. — udakaH a kind of mendicant who lives in a strange town and maintains himself with alms got by begging from door to door; cf. kuwIcaka . — upAya a. effective. — fc a. having many verses. ( — f. ) a term applied to the Ṛgveda. — fca a. having many verses. ( -caH ) one conversant with the Ṛgveda. — enas a. very sinful. — kara a. 1 doing much, busy, industrious. 2 useful in many ways. — (raH) 1 a sweeper, cleaner. 2 a camel. — (rI) a broom. — kAlaM ind. for a long time. — kAlani a. of a long standing, old, ancient. — kUrcaH a kind of cocoa-nut tree. — kramaH a Krama of more than three words; cf. krama . — kzama a. patient; Ku. 5. 40. — (maH) 1 a Buddha. 2 a Jaina deified saint. — gaMDa a. strong-scented. — (DaM) cinnamon. — gaMDadA musk. — gaMDA 1 the Yūthikā creeper. 2 a bud of the Campaka tree. — guRa a. having many threads or qualities. — jalpa a. garrulous, talkative, loquacious. — jYa a. knowing much, wellinformed, possessed of great knowledge. — taMtrIka a. many-stringed. — tfRaM anything much like grass; (hence) what is unimportant or contemptible; nidarSanamasArARAM laGurbahutfRaM naraH Śi. 2. 50. — tvakkaH, tvac m. a kind of birch tree. — da a. liberal, generous. — dakziRa a. 1 attended with many gifts or donations. 2 liberal, munificent. — darSaka, -dArSin a. prudent, circumspect. — dAyin a. liberal, munificent, a liberal donor. — dugDa a. yielding much milk. — (gDaH) wheat. — (gDA) a cow yielding much milk. — dfSvan a. greatly experienced, a great observer. — dfzwa a. very experienced. — doza a. 1 having many faults or defects, very wicked or sinful. 2 full of crimes or dangers; bahudozA hi SarvarI Mk. 1. 58. — Dana a. very rich, wealthy. — DAraM the thunderbolt of Indra. — DenukaM a great number of milchcows. — nAdaH a conch-shell. — patnIkatA polygamy — patraH an onion. — (traM) talc. — (trI) the holy basil. — pad, -pAd , ( pb ) — pAda m. the fig-tree. — puzpaH 1 the coral tree. 2 the Nimba tree. — prakAra a. of many kinds, various, manifold. — (raM) ind. in many ways, manifoldly. — praja a. having many children, prolific. — (jaH) 1 a hog. 2 the munja grass. — pratijYa a. 1 comprising many statements or assertions, complicated. 2 (in law) involving many counts, as a plaint. — prada a. exceedingly liberal, a munificent donor. — prasUH the mother of many children. — preyasI a. having many loved ones. — Pala a. rich in fruits. — (laH) the Kadamba tree. — (lI) the opposite-leaved fig-tree. — balaH a lion. — BAgya a. very lucky or fortunate. — BAzin a. garrulous, talkative. — BujA an epithet of Durgā. — maMjarI the holy basil. — mata a. 1 highly esteemed or prized, valued, respected. 2 having many different opinions. — matiH f. great value or estimation; Ki. 7. 15. — malaM lead. — mAnaH great respect or regard, high esteem; puruzabahumAno vigalitaH Bh. 3. 9 ; vartamAnakaveH kAlidAsasya kriyAyAM kaTaM parizado bahumAnaH M. 1 ; V. 1. 2 ; Ku. 5. 31. ( — naM a) gift given by a superior to an inferior. — mAnya a. respectable, esteemable. — mAya a. artful, deceitful, treacherous; Pt. 1. 321. — mArgaH a place where many roads meet. — mArgagA 1 N. of the river Ganges; Ratn. 1. 3. 2 a wanton or unchaste woman. — mArgI a place where several roads meet. — muKa a. much, excessive; asyA BarturbahumuKamanurAgaM Ś. 6. — mUtra a. suffering from diabetes. — mUrti a. multiform, variously shaped. ( — rtiH f. ) the wild cotton-shrub. — mUrDan m. an epithet of Viṣṇu. — mUlya a. costly, high-priced. — (lyaM) a large sum of money, heavy or costly price. — mfga a. abounding in deer. — ratna a. rich in jewels. — rasa a. juicy, succulent. — rASi a. (in arith.) consisting of many terms. — rUpa a. 1 many-formed, multiform, manifold. 2 variegated, spotted, che...
(adj, adj) many; much; lots; a lot (of); great; large much, many, plenty, abundant Construction: √bah + u