Concise Pali English Dictionary Abbreviations

abl.

ablative case

abstr.

???

acc.

accusative case

adj.

adjective

abs.

absolutive of verb

adv.

adverb

aor.

aorist of verb

cpds.

compounds

caus.

causative

dat.

dative case

denom.

denominative of verb

f.

feminine noun

gen.

genitive case

ger.

gerund of verb

indeclin.

indeclinable

inf.

infinitive

intj.

interjection

inter.

interrogative

instr.

instrumental case

loc.

locative case

m.

masculine noun

mṇt.f.

of the three genders (all nouns in -ī)

nt.

neuter gender noun

nom.

nominative case

onom. v.

onometopeitic verb

PTSD

Pāli Text Society Dictionary

pass.

passive

plur.

plural

pp.

past participle of verb

pot.p.

potential participle of verb

pr.p.

present participle of verb

prep.

preposition

pret.

preterit of verb

pron.

pronoun

rel.

relative

sing.

singular

v.

verb

voc.

vocative case