khandha
Pali
alt
Definitions
- the shoulders
- trunk of a tree
- a multitude
- one of the five elements of being
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit स्कन्ध (heap, trunk, shoulder, mass, nape, scale, branching, collection, ordering, grouping).
Origin
Sanskrit
स्कन्ध
Gloss
heap, trunk, shoulder, mass, nape, scale, branching, collection, ordering, grouping
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
肩