feminine
Itthi and Itthī (feminine) [Vedic strī, Avesta strī woman, perhaps with Sanskrit sātuḥ uterus from Indo-Germanic °sī to sow or produce, Latin sero, Gothic saian, Old High German sāen, Anglo-Saxon sāwan etc., cf. also Cymr. hīl progeny, Old-Irish sīl seed; see J. Schmidt, KZ XXV 29. The regular representative of Vedic strī is Pāli thī, which only occurs rarely (in poetry and compounds) see thī] — woman, female; also (usually as —°) wife. Opposite purisa man (see e.g. for contrast of itthi and purisa Ja V 72, 398; Nett 93; Dhp-a I 390; Pv-a 153). — S I 33 (Nibbānass'eva santike), 42, 125 (majjhim°, mah°), 185; A I 28, 138; II 115, 209; III 68, 90, 156; IV 196 (purisaṃ bandhati); Snp 112, 769 (nominative plural thiyo = itthi-saññikā thiyo Pj II 513); Ja I 286 (itthi doso), 300 (genitive plural itthinaṃ); II 415 (nominative plural thiyo); V 397 (thi-ghātaka), 398 (genitive dative itthiyā), V 425 (nom plural itthiyo); Vibh 336, 337; Sv I 147; Pv-a 5, 44, 46, 67, 154 (amanuss° of petīs); Saddh 64, 79. — anitthi a woman lacking the characteristics of womanhood, an unfaithful wife Ja II 126 (= ucchiṭṭh° commentary); kulitthi a wife of good descent Vin II 10; A III 76; IV 16, 19; dahar° a young wife Ja I 291; dur° a poor woman Ja IV 38. Some general characterizations of womanhood: 10 kinds of women enumerated at Vin III 139 = A V 264 = Vv-a 72, viz. mātu-rakkhitā, pitu°, mātāpitu° bhātu°, bhaginī°, ñāti°, gotta°, dhamma°, sarakkhā, saparidaṇḍā; see Vin III 139 for explanation — S I 38 (malaṃ brahmacariyassa), 43 (the same); Ja I 287 (itthiyo nāma āsa lāmikā pacchimikā); IV 222 (itthiyo papāto akkhāto; pamattaṃ pamathenti); V 425 (sīho yathā ... tath' {107} itthiyo); women as goods for sale S I 43 (bhaṇḍānaṃ uttamaṃ); Dhp-a I 390 (itthiyo vikkiṇiya-bhaṇḍaṃ). -agāra (-āgāra) as itthāgāra women's apartment, seraglio Vin I 72; IV 158; S I 58, 89; Ja I 90; also collective for womenfolk, women (cf. German Frauenzimmer ) D II 249; Ja V 188; -indriya the female principle or sex, femininity (opposite puris'indriya) S V 204; A IV 57 f.; Vism 447, 492; Dhs 585, 633, 653 et passivem ; -kathā talk about women D I 7 (cf. Sv I 90); -kāma the craving for a woman S IV 343; -kutta a woman's behaviour, woman's wiles, charming behaviour, coquetry A IV 57 = Dhs 633; Ja I 296, 433; II 127, 329; IV 219, 472; Dhp-a IV 197; -ghātaka a woman-killer Ja V 398; -dhana wife's treasure, dowry Vin III 16; -dhutta a rogue in the matter of women, one who indulges in women Snp 106; Ja III 260; Pv-a 5; -nimitta characteristic of a woman Dhs 633, 713, 836; -pariggaha a woman's company, a woman Nidd I 11; -bhāva existence as woman, womanhood S I 129; Thig 216 (referring to a yakkhinī, cf. Thig-a 178; Dhs 633; Pv-a 168; -rūpa womanly beauty A I 1; III 68; Thig 294; -lakkhaṇa fortune-telling regarding a woman D I 9 (cf. Dhp-a I 94, + purisa°); Ja VI 135; -liṅga "sign of a woman", feminine quality, female sex Vism 184; Dhs 633, 713, 836; As 321 sq; -sadda the sound (or word) "woman" Dhp-a I 15; -soṇḍī a woman addicted to drink Snp 112.
a female; a woman; a wife
(fem, fem) woman; female woman, female