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āhāre

āhāra

masc acc pl of āhāra (noun); masc loc sg of āhāra (noun); masc acc pl of āhāra (adj); nt acc pl of āhāra (adj); …

1. āhāra (masc): food (for); fuel (for); sustenance (for); nutriment (for); (comm) condition; lit. taking here
2. āhāra (adj): eating; taking; feeding on; lit. taking here
3. āhāra (masc): quotation; lit. taking here
4. āhāreti (pr): eats; takes food; consumes; lit. causes to take here

Etymology. ā + √har > hār + *a; from √har 'take, seize'; Sanskrit āhāra [āhṛ]

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

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