kevawwa · masculine · kevaṭṭa 1
fisherman
Kevaṭṭa [on ke- see kedāra] fisherman D I 45 (in simile of dakkho k°) A III 31 = 342, Cp IV 91; Ud 24 f.; Ja I 210; Dhp-a II 132; IV 41; Pv-a 178 (°gāma, in which to be reborn, is punishment, fishermen being considered outcast); cf. Ja VI 399 name of a brahmin minister also D I 411 name of Kevaḍḍha (?). -dvāra name of one of the gates of Benares, and a village near by Vv 19 7 ; Vv-a 97.
kevaṭṭa , m. (= Pali id. , Skt. kaivarta), fisherman : Mv iii.166.11 (after kaivartakehi 10) te dāni kevaṭṭā ( v.l. kaivartakā) … teṣāṃ kevaṭṭānāṃ ( v.l. kaivarttānāṃ) …
a fisherman
【陽】 漁夫。
<b> <c c="#a00149">Kevaṭṭa </c> </b> Kevaḍḍha Kevaddha<br>A householder of Nāḷandā. Once when the Buddha was staying in the Pāvārika-ambavana at Nāḷandā, Kevaṭṭa visited him. The interview is recorded in the Kevaṭṭa Sutta. <c c="#3b6bd3">DN.i.211ff.</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(masc, masc) fisherman fisherman
(masc, masc) name of a layman name of a layman [lit.] fisherman