neuter · phoṭṭhabba 1 · phoṭṭhabba 3
touch; contact
Phoṭṭhabba (neuter) [gerund of phusati] tangible, touch, contact; it is synonymous with phassa, which it replaces in psychological terminology. Phoṭṭhabbaṃ is the sense object of kāya (or taca) touch ("kāyena phoṭṭhabbaṃ phusitvā" D III 226, 250, 269; Nidd II §544 A.c). See also āyatana. — D III 102 (in list of ajjhattikabāhirāni āyatanāni: kāyo c'eva phoṭṭhabbā ca; with plural like m.); Vibh-a 79 (°dhātu).
【中】 觸覺，接觸。
(nt, nt, ptp of phusati) touch; physical sensation; tactile sensation touch, contact [lit.] to be touched Construction: √phus > phos + *tabba
(ptp, ptp) tangible
(nt, nt, ptp of phusati) touch; physical sensation; tactile sensation touch, contact [lit.] to be touched Construction: √phus > phos + *tabba