neuter · puppha 1 · puppha 2
flower
flower; the menstrual flux
Puppha 1 (neuter) [Vedic puṣpa according to Grassmann for *puṣka from puṣ (?) see poseti] a flower Vin II 123; S I 204 = Ja III 308; Snp 2, 5; Dhp 47 f.; 377; Vism 430; Pj II 78 (paduma°); Vv-a 73; Pv-a 127; Saddh 550. — pupphāni (plural) Vibh-a 255 (of 32 colours, in simile), 292 f. (for Cetiya-worship). — adjective °puppha in ghana° thick with flowers Sv I 87. — Cf. pokkharatā. -ābhikiṇṇa decked with flowers Vv 64 29 ; Pv II 11 2 -ādhāna "a ledge (on a Tope) where offerings of flowers are laid down" (Geiger, Mhv page 355; cf. G.C.C. page 202 2 ) Mhv 30, 51, 56, 60; 33, 22 Reading uncertain. -āveḷā flower-garland Vv-a 125. -āsava wine made from flowers, flower-liquor Ja IV 117; Pj I 26. -gandha odour of flowers Dhp 54; Dhs 625. -cumbaṭaka a fl. cushion. -chaḍḍaka a remover of (dead) flowers, a rubbish-remover, a low occupation, including cleaning of privies and bins etc. Vin IV 6; Thag 620; Ja V 449 (= vacca-ṭṭhāna-sodhaka commentary); Miln 331; Vism 194 (in simile). Cf. JPTS 1884, 89 and Q.K.M. II 211. -cchatta a parasol with flowers Dhp-a I 110. -dāna offering of flowers Vibh-a 336. -dāma a wreath or garland of fls. Ja I 397; Vv-a 198. -dhara bearing flowers Pv II 12 4 (so read for Text °dada). -pañjara a cage (ornamented) with flowers Ja V 365. -paṭa a cloth (embroidered) with flowers Ja IV 283; Dhp-a II 45. -palāsa a fl. heap Dhp-a I 75. -bhāṇin "speaking flowers," i.e. speaking the truth Pp 29. -mālā garland of fls. Pj II 78. -muṭṭhi a handful of fl. Vism 432 (in simile). -rasa (wine°) juice made of fls., flower-liquor Vin I 246; taste of fls. Dhs 629. -rāsi a heap of fls. Dhp 53. Puppha 2 (neuter) [cf. Classical Sanskrit puṣpa "les fleurs" in strī° the menses Am. Kośa 3, 4, 30, 233 and Mārk. Pur. 51, 42. Similarly phala is used in the sense of "menstruation": see BR sub voce phala 12] blood: see pupphaka and pupphavatī. With reference to the menses at Ja V 331.
【中】 花，〔生理〕月經來潮。~gaccha,【陽】 開花植物，矮樹叢。~gandha,【陽】 花香。~cumbaṭaka,【中】 花冠（環），（戴在頭上的）花串。~chaḍḍaka,【陽】 清理凋謝的花的人，清道夫，廁所清潔工人。~dāma,【陽】 花環。~dhara,【形】 持花的。~paṭa,【陽、中】 繡花布。~muṭṭhi,【陽】 一把花。~rāsi,【陽】 花堆。~vatī,【陰】 月經期的女人。
<b> <c c="#a00149">Puppha </c> </b> <br>An eminent teacher of the Vinaya. <c c="#3b6bd3">Vin.v.3</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(nt, nt, from pupphati) flower flower Construction: √pupph + a
(nt, nt) menstrual flux Construction: √pupph + a