Ku · indeclinable · khu 1
Khu (—°) is doubtful second part of iṅghāḷa- (q.v.).
1) sperm, semen. 2) Syn {khu ba} 3) numerical figure for 62. 4) n of clan
khu , indecl. (also kho, hu , which are much less common; Pali only kho, except khv before vowels; AMg. khu and hu; all by the side of khalu = Skt. khalu), of course, obviously, as everyone knows; clearly, certainly, you may be sure ; rarely in prose, Mv i.348.16 ; ii.165.15 ; sometimes khu is written in vss when a long syllable is required, e.g. Mv ii.199.19 ; 200.4 ( Senart em. kho); but in e.g. Mv i.69.15 ( vs ) khalu is written, Senart em. khu, m.c. ; other cases of khu in vss , consistent with meter, are SP 113.8 ; 229.13 ; 295.2 ; LV 91.17 ; 342.4 ; 366.2 ; Sukh 22.4, 15 ; Mv i.11.3 ( em. ); 126.13 ; 142.15 ; 150.3 = 218.4 ; 204.18 ; ii.6.10 ; 141.7—10 ( em. ); 143.2 ; 194.14 ; 201.4 ; 316.6 ; iii.77.14 ( v.l. kho); 82.12 ; 134.20 ; 186.4 ; 259.17 ; 386.12 ; 452.14 , et alibi . Cf. khu-ssa .
indeed; certainly
(ind, ind, emph) indeed; surely; certainly; truly; verily
(abbrev, abbrev) abbreviation of Khuddaka (pāṭha)