masculine · pāvaka 1 · pāvaka 2
fire
fire
Pāvaka (adjective/noun) [from pu, Vedic pāvaka] 1. (adjective) pure, bright, clear, shining Ja V 419. 2. (masculine) the fire S I 69; A IV 97; Dhp 71, 140; Ja IV 26; V 63 (= kaṇha-vattanin) VI 236 (= aggi commentary); Pv I 8 5 ; Vism 170 (= aggi).
【陽】 火。
(adj, adj) bright; shining; pure [lit.] purifying Construction: √pu > pāv + *aka
(masc, masc) fire; conflagration; inferno fire [lit.] purifier Construction: √pu > pāv + *aka