gabbha

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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit गर्भ (gárbha).

Noun

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gabbha m

  1. womb, the swelling of the womb (during pregnancy)
  2. embryo, fetus
    • c. 50 BC, Petavatthu; republished in Prof. Minayeff, Petavatthu, London: Pali Text Society, 1888, page 6:
      7. Tassā dvemāsiko gabbho lohitañ ñeva pagghari
      tad'assā mātā kupitā mayhaṃ ñātī samānayi.
      7. When her unborn child was two months old, just blood flowed forth. Then her angry mother brought her kin to me.
  3. interior, cavity

Declension

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References

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