Etymology

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From Pali iddhi. Compare Khmer ឥទ្ធិ (ʼətthiʼ), Thai อิทธิ (ìt-tí).

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ʔit̚˧˥.tʰiʔ˧]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ʔit̚˩˨.tʰiʔ˧˨]
  • Hyphenation: ອິດ-ທິ
  • Rhymes: -iʔ

Noun

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ອິດທິ (ʼit thi)

  1. Power[1]
  2. Rightness

References

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  1. ^ Kerr, Allen (1972) Lao-English Dictionary[1], Catholic University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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ອິດທິ (iddif

  1. Lao script form of iddhi (prosperity; psychic power)
    • (Can we date this quote?), Laobounkird, Anisongfree[2] (overall work in Lao), published 2015:
      ອຸກຂິດຕະຂັກຄະມະຕິຫັດຖະສຸທາລຸນັນຕັງ ທາວັນຕິໂຍຊະນະປະຖັງຄຸລິມາລະວັນຕັງ ອິດທີພິສັງຂະຕະມະໂນ ຊິຕະວາ ມຸນິນໂທ ຕັນເຕຊະສາ ພະວະຕຸ ເຕ ຊະຍະມັງ ຄະລານິ ຯ
      ukkhittakhaggamatihatthasudālunantaṃ dāvantiyojanapathaṅgulimālavantaṃ iddībisaṅkhatamano jitavā munindo tantejasā bavatu te jayamaṅgalāni.
      With ambiguities resolved:
      ukkhittakhaggamatihatthasudāruṇantaṃ dhāvantiyojanapathaṅgulimālavantaṃ iddhībhisaṅkhatamano jitavā munindo tantejasā bhavatu te jayamaṅgalāni.
      very fearsome with a sword lifted up in his hand and wearer of a necklace of fingers running thrice seven miles along the path, the lord of the sages with his prepared mind has subdued him by psychic powers. May you have the blessings of success by power of this.

Declension

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