[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v2.c31.3056 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.3056 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.3056 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.3056](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.3056) \*\*Missā.\*\*—A name for \*\*Alambūsā\*\* (\*q.v.\*). The scholast explains¹ that it is a generic name for women—"\*purise kilesamissanena missanato.\*" - [Previous: v2.c31.3055](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.3055) - [Next: v2.c31.3057](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.3057) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.3056](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.3056) · Pramāṇa