masculine · posa 1.1 · posa 2.1
man
Posa 1 [contraction of purisa from *pūrṣa > °pussa > °possa > posa. So Geiger, Pāli Grammar 30.3] = purisa, man (poetical form, only found in verse) Vin I 230; S I 13, 205 = Ja III 309; A IV 266; Snp 110, 662; Dhp 104, 125 (cf. Dhp-a III 34); Ja V 306; VI 246, 361. — poso at Ja III 331 is genitive singular of puṃs = Sanskrit puṃsaḥ. Posa 2 (adjective) [= *poṣya, gerund of poseti, puṣ] to be fed or nourished, only in dup° difficult to nourish S I 61.
【陽】 人。
(masc, masc, from purisa) man man Construction: purisa > porisa > posa
(adj, adj, from posati) supporting; caring; nourishing Construction: √pus > pos + *a