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āvi

indeclinable

1. openly; publicly; in full view; face to face

Built from

• ā — prefix · toward, up to
  Prefix marking direction toward the speaker or full manifestation; here expressing emergence into visibility.
• vi — root · separate, appear
  Root sense of appearing or shining forth; cognate with Sanskrit √vi "to separate, divide" and the intensive sense of clarity and revelation.

Etymology. From ā- (toward the speaker, up to and until) + √vi (to separate, appear). The prefix ā- here carries the sense of full revelation or coming into view; related to Sanskrit āvi "visible, manifest" and the root sense of appearing or shining forth.

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

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