သဳလ

See also: သီလ

Mon

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɔəla/
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Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Pali silas.

Noun

သဳလ (sīla)

  1. (Buddhism) morals or precepts {which are five, eight, and ten in number} codifying moral conduct of which ten are followed by monks, five ordinarily by laymen, and eight by white-robed acolytes (လၟာတ် (lmāt)) and ဗြဴမိန် (braomin) (female renunciants) and by laymen as sabbath or Lenten observance
  2. (Buddhism) priestess, nun

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Pali sila

Noun

သဳလ (sīla)

  1. moral practice, moral precepts.

References

  • Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon, London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

သဳလ n

  1. Burmese script form of sīla (habit)

Declension

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