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ākāse

ākāsa

masc acc pl of ākāsa (noun); masc loc sg of ākāsa (noun); reflx pr 1st sg of ākāsati (verb); reflx imp 1st sg of ākāsati (verb); …

1. ākāsa (masc): open space; vacuity; lit. space
2. ākāsa (masc): sky; air; lit. space
3. ākāsa (masc): open air; lit. space
4. ākāsa (masc): space
5. ākāsa (masc): environment; atmosphere; lit. space
6. ākāsati (pr): shines; is visible
7. ākāsa (masc): name of a family clan
8. ākāsa (masc): (comm) game played in the air with eight by eight or ten by ten rows; lit. space
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Etymology. ā + √kās + a; from √kās 'shine, be visible'; Sanskrit ākāśa [ākāś]

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

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