Ko · ind. (sometimes written khv before a following initial vowel, which is usually lengthened) · kho pana
he; she; it Comment: Generally a masculine pronoun but can also be used for the feminine or for both in the plural.
Kho [before vowels often khv'; contraction of khalu = Sanskrit khalu] an enclitic particle of affirmation and emphasis: indeed, really, surely; in narration: then, now (cf. kira); in question: then, perhaps, really. Definition as adhikārantara-nidassanatthe nipāto Pj I 113; as avadhāraṇaṃ (affirmative particle) Pv-a 11, 18. — A few of its uses are as following: abhabbo kho Vin I 17; pasādā kho D II 155. After pronoun: mayhaṃ kho Ja I 279; ete kho Vin I 10; idaṃ kho ibid.; so ca kho Ja I 51; yo kho M I 428; — After a negation: na kho indeed not Ja II 111; no ca khvāssa A V 195; mā kho Ja I 253; — Often combined with pana: na sakkhā kho pana "is it then not possible" Ja I 151; api ca kho pana Ja I 253; siyā kho pana D II 154; — Following other particles. Especially in aoristic narration: atha kho (extremely frequent); tatra kho; tāpi kho; api ca kho; evaṃ bhante ti kho; evaṃ byā kho Vin IV 134; etc. — In interrogative sentences it often follows nu: kin nu kho Ja I 279; atthi na kho Ja III 52; kahan nu kho Ja I 255.
he; 1) he, she. 2) it. 3) I. numerical figure for 122
kho = khu ( Skt. khalu), q.v. ; this, which is the Pali form, is rare in BHS : in vss , where meter requires a long syllable, Samādh 8.25 ; Mv ii.57.22 ; but in Mv iii.79.12 prob. read khu with v.l. , and keep kadācit with mss. ; in prose, Mv i.144.10, 12 ; Thomas ap. Hoernle MR 133 for SP 327.3 ( ed. khalu).
an enclitic particle (extremely common, especially in the prose of Vin, DN, MN, SN, and AN) which, emphasizes the preceding word(s), but is often merely expletive; frequently marks a change of subject or a further stage in a narrative, especially following atha
【無】 的確，真的，當然，（【語】與前一詞結合的虛詞，例如：evaṃ kho 的 kho）。
(ind, ind, emph) indeed; surely; certainly; truly indeed, really, surely
(idiom, idiom, ind + ind) and now; but; and next; indeed