adjective · pamukha 1 · pamukha 2
prominent
forest; chief; prominent. (neuter) the front; a house-front
Pamukha 1 (adjective) [pa + mukha, cf. late Sanskrit pramukha] literally "in front of the face," fore-part, first, foremost, chief, prominent S I 234, 235; Snp 791 (v.l. and Nidd I 92 for pamuñca); Ja V 5, 169. locative pamukhe as adverb or preposition "before" S I 227 (asurindassa p.; v.l. sammukhe); Vism 120. As —° having as chief, headed by, with [so-and-so] at the head D II 97; S I 79 (Pasenadi° rājāno); Pv-a 74 (setacchatta° rājakakudhabhaṇḍa); frequent in phrase Buddha° bhikkhu-saṅgha, e.g. Vin I 213; Snp page 111; Pv-a 19, 20. Cf. pāmokkha. Pamukha 2 (neuter) [identical with pamukha 1 , literally "in front of the face," i.e. frontside, front] eyebrow (?) only in phrase alāra° with thick eyebrows or lashes Ja VI 503 (but explained by commentary as "visālakkhigaṇḍa); Pv-a 189 (for aḷāra-pamha Pv III 3 5 ). Perhaps we should read pakhuma instead.
【形】 首要的; 主要的; 卓越的. 【中】 前面; 房屋的前面.
(adj, adj, in comps, from mukha) headed by; lead by; at the head foremost, chief, prominent Construction: pa + mukha
(masc, masc, from mukha) verandah; porch; forecourt; front entrance front, house-front Construction: pa + mukha