Khu: 11 definitions

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Khu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Khu, (-°) is doubtful second part of iṅghāḷa° (q. v.). (Page 237)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Khu (खु).—1 Ā. To sound.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Khu (खु).—indecl. (also kho, hu, which are much less common; Pali only kho, except khv before vowels; AMg. khu and hu; all by the side of khalu = Sanskrit khalu), of course, obviously, as everyone knows; clearly, certainly, you may be sure; rarely in prose, Mahāvastu i.348.16; ii.165.15; some- times khu is written in verses when a long syllable is required, e.g. Mahāvastu ii.199.19; 200.4 (Senart em. kho); but in e.g. Mahāvastu i.69.15 (verse) khalu is written, Senart em. khu, m.c.; other cases of khu in verses, consistent with meter, are Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 113.8; 229.13; 295.2; Lalitavistara 91.17; 342.4; 366.2; Sukhāvatīvyūha 22.4, 15; Mahāvastu i.11.3 (em.); 126.13; 142.15; 150.3 = 218.4; 204.18; ii.6.10; 141.7—10 (em.); 143.2; 194.14; 201.4; 316.6; iii.77.14 (v.l. kho); 82.12; 134.20; 186.4; 259.17; 386.12; 452.14, et alibi. Cf. khu-ssa.

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Khu (खु) or Kho.—(Sanskrit khalu), q.v.; this, which is the Pali form, is rare in [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit]: in verses, where meter requires a long syllable, Samādhirājasūtra 8.25; Mahāvastu ii.57.22; but in Mahāvastu iii.79.12 probably read khu with v.l., and keep kadācit with mss.; in prose, Mahāvastu i.144.10, 12; Thomas ap. Hoernle [Manuscript Remains of Buddhist literature found in Eastern Turkestan] 133 for Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 327.3 (ed. khalu).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Khu (खु).—[(ṅa) khuṅ] r. 1st cl. (khuvate) To sound.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Khu (खु).—i, 1, [Ātmanepada.] To sound.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Khu (खु):—[class] 1. [Ātmanepada] khavate, to sound, [Dhātupāṭha xxii, 58.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Khu (खु):—(ṅa) khuvate 1. d. To sound.

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Khu in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Khu (खु) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Khalu.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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