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kulesu

kula

nt loc pl of kula (noun); masc loc pl of kula (noun); masc loc pl of kula (adj); nt loc pl of kula (adj)

1. family; house; household; respectable family
2. supporter; supporting family; lit. family
3. species; type; genus; lit. family
4. name of an arahant monk; lit. family
5. belonging to a family; born in a household; lit. family

Etymology. √kul + a; from √kul 'be close'; Sanskrit kula [kul]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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