adjective (f. ~ā & -ikā) · kittaka 1 · kittaka 2
how much
Kittaka (pronoun interrogative) [from kīva, cf. ettaka and BHS kettaka (Mvu I 50); see Trenckner, "Notes" page 134] how much? how great? neuter as adverb: to what extent? plural: how many? Vin I 297; k°ṃ antovassaṃ avasiṭṭhaṃ "how much of the rainy season is left?" Vv-a 66; kittakā pana vo bhante parivāra-bhikkhū? "How many bhikkhus are in your retinue?" Ja I 32. — As indefinite: a little; kittakaṃ jīvissāmi, Ja V 505; kittakaṃ addhānaṃ a short time Vv-a 117 (= kiṃ va ciraṃ).
how great? how large? how much? how many?
【疑代】 多少？到什麽程度？
(adj, adj, pron, interr, from ka) how many? how much? to what extent? how many? Construction: ka > ki + tta + ka kitta + ka
(adj, adj, pron, interr, from ka) how much? to what extent? Construction: ka > ki + tta + ka kitta + ka