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asanto

asanta

masc nom sg of asanta (prp); masc nom pl of asanta (prp); masc voc sg of asanta (prp); masc voc pl of asanta (prp); …

1. untrue; false; lit. not existing
2. unvirtuous; bad; wicked; lit. not existing
3. undue; undeserved; unwarranted; lit. not existing
4. bad person; evil man; wicked man
5. not existing; not being; not present
6. not still; not calm; unpeaceful; not tranquil
7. (gram) (of a rule) not applicable; not relevant; lit. not existing

Etymology. na > a + sa + nta; from √as 'be'; Sanskrit asat [as]

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

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