The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Khama (adj.) [fr. k+am] (a) patient, forgiving. (b) en- during, bearing, hardened to (frost & heat, e. g.), fit
for. -- (a) kh. belongs to the lovable attributes of a bhikkhu (kh. r(p!na', sadd!na', etc.; indulgent as
regards sights, sounds, etc.) A iii.113=138; the same applied to the king's horse A iii.282. Kham! pa&ipad!
the way of gentleness (and opp. akkham!), viz. akkosanta' na paccakosati "not to shout back at him who
shouts at you" A ii.152 sq.; cp. Nett 77; classified under the four pa&ipad! at D iii.229. In combn. w. vacana
of meek, gentle speech, in vatt! vacana˚ a speaker of good & meek words S i.63; ii.282; Miln 380; cp.
suvaco khamo A v.24 sq., forgiving: Miln 207. (b) khamo s"tassa u*hassa, etc., enduring frost & heat A
iii.389=v.132; addh!na˚ padh!na˚ (fit for) A iii.30; ranga˚, anuyoga˚, vimajjana˚ M i.385. -- akkhama (adj.)
impatient, intolerant, in combn dubbaca dovacassa kara*ehi dhammehi samann!gata S ii.204 sq.= A ii.147
sq. With ref. to r(pa, sadd!, etc. (see also above), of an elephant A iii.156 sq. -- D iii.229; Sdhp 95.
Khamati
Khamati [Dhtp 218: sahane, cp. Sk. k+amate, perhaps to Lat. humus, cp. Sk. k+!h, k+!man soil; Gr. xqw/n,
xamai] 1. to be patient, to endure, to forgive (acc. of object and gen. of person): n' âha' bhay! kham!mi
Vepacittino (not do I forgive V. out of fear) S i.221, 222; apar!dha' kh. to forgive a fault J iii.394.
khamatha forgive DhA ii.254; khamatha me pardon me Miln 13; DhA i.40. -- 2. (impers.) to be fit, to seem
good; esp. in phrase yath! te khameyya "as may seem good to you; if you please" D i.60, 108; M i.487.
sabba' me na khamati "I do not approve of" M i.497 sq.; na khamati "it is not right" D ii.67. -- 3. to be fit
for, to indulge in, to approve of, in nijjh!na' khamanti M i.133, 480; cp. di&&hi -- nijjh!na -- kkhanti M
i.480 & A i.189. -- ppr. med. khamam!na Vin i.281 (uppa..hak!sina' kh˚) fit for, allowing of, worth, cp.
Bdhgh. note Vin Texts i.195. -- grd. khaman"ya to be allayed, becoming better (of a disease) Vin i.204; D
ii.99. -- caus. kham!peti to pacify, to ask one's pardon, to apologize (to=acc.) J i.267; PvA 123, 195; DhA
i.38, 39; ii.75, 254. -- to ask permission or leave (i. e. to say good -- bye) DhA i.14.
Khamana
Khamana (nt.) long -- suffering Miln 351; bearing, suffering Sdhp 202; and a˚ intolerance Bdhd 24.
Khamanat!
Khamanat! (f.) forbearance and a˚ intolerance, harsh- ness both as syn. of khanti & akkhanti Dhs 1342,
Vbh 360.
Kham!
Kham! (f.) [fr. ksam] (a) patience, endurance. (b) the earth (cp. cham! & see khamati) J iv.8 (v. l. B.
cham!ya).
Kham!pan!
Kham!pan! (f.) [abstr. fr. kham!peti, Caus. of khamati] asking for pardon J iv.389.
Khambha
Khambha [Sk. khambha & sthambha] 1. prop, support, in ˚kata "making a prop," i. e. with his arms akimbo
Vin ii.213=iv.188. -- 2. obstruction, stiffening, paralysis,
-- 235 --
in (ru˚ "stiffening of the thigh" M i.237 (through pain); J v.23 (through fear). See also chambheti &
thambha.