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asito

asi

masc abl sg of asi (noun); masc nom sg of asita (pp); masc nom sg of asita (noun); masc nom sg of asita (adj)

1. asi (masc): sword; scimitar; weapon
2. asi (masc): butcher's knife
3. asita (pp): eaten
4. asita (pp): detached; independent; free; lit. untied
5. asita (masc): name of a privately awakened Buddha; lit. untied
6. asita (adj): black; dark-coloured; lit. not white
7. asita (pp): reaped, cut
8. asita (pp): (of teeth) loose; wobbly; not firmly set; (comm) black; lit. not tied
9. …

Etymology. √as + i; from √as 'throw, hurl'; Sanskrit asi [as]

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

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