pi nāma

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀺 𑀦𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• पि नाम (Devanagari script)
• পি নাম (Bengali script)
• පි නාම (Sinhalese script)
• ပိ နာမ or ပိ ၼႃမ (Burmese script)
• ปิ นาม or ปิ นามะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᩥ ᨶᩣᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ປິ ນາມ or ປິ ນາມະ (Lao script)
• បិ នាម (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄨 𑄚𑄂𑄟 (Chakma script)

Phrase

pi nāma

1. really, just so
   • 2006, The Fourth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Majjhimanikāya (I)‎^[1], page 192:

     සෙය්‍යථාපි නාම ජරසාලාය ගොපානසියො ඔලුග‍්ගවිලුග‍්ගා භවන‍්ති, එවමෙවස‍්සු මෙ ඵාසුළියො ඔලුග‍්ගවිලුග‍්ගා භවන‍්ති තායෙවප‍්පාහාරතාය.

     Seyyathāpi nāma jarasālāya gopānasiyo oluggaviluggā bhavanti, evamevassu me phāsuḷiyo oluggaviluggā bhavanti tāyevappāhāratāya.

     Truly, just as in a decrepit outhouse the rafters are crumbling, my ribs were just that way, they were crumbling from just this fasting.

Usage notes

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