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pitaka

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A collection of Buddhist scriptures.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पिटक (piṭaka), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pirtakas.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ပိဋကတ် (pi.ta.kat) — a collection of Buddhist scripture
  • Khmer: បិដក (bĕdkâ) — a collection of Buddhist scripture
  • Mon: ပိတကတ် — a collection of Buddhist scripture
  • Pali: pitaka — a collection of Buddhist scripture
  • Sanskrit: पिटक (piṭaka) — a collection of Buddhist scripture
  • Shan: ပီႉတၵၢတ်ႈ (pḭ̂i tǎ kāat) — a collection of Buddhist scripture
  • Shan: ပိတ်ႈတၵၢတ်ႈ (pīt tǎ kāat) — a collection of Buddhist scripture