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ākāso

ākāsa

masc nom sg of ākāsa (noun)

1. open space; vacuity; lit. space
2. sky; air; lit. space
3. open air; lit. space
4. space
5. environment; atmosphere; lit. space
6. name of a family clan
7. (comm) game played in the air with eight by eight or ten by ten rows; lit. space
8. attraction; fascination; (comm) craving; lit. drawing here

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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