pāmokkha

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀸𑀫𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀔 (Brahmi script)
• पामोक्ख (Devanagari script)
• পামোক্খ (Bengali script)
• පාමොක‍්ඛ (Sinhalese script)
• ပါမောက္ခ or ပႃမေႃၵ္ၶ or ပႃမေႃၵ်ၶ (Burmese script)
• ปาโมกฺข or ปาโมกขะ (Thai script)
• ᨷᩤᨾᩮᩣᨠ᩠ᨡ (Tai Tham script)
• ປາໂມກ຺ຂ or ປາໂມກຂະ (Lao script)
• បាមោក្ខ (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄂𑄟𑄮𑄇𑄴𑄈 (Chakma script)

Etymology

A gerund form of pamukha (“first, foremost, chief”), with lengthened initial vowel a.

Adjective

pāmokkha

1. chief, first, eminent

Descendants

• Burmese: ပါမောက္ခ (pamaukhka.)

Further reading

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “pāmokkha”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead