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assaṁ

accusative singular of assa (horse)

  1. horse
  2. mount
  3. steed

Etymology. From Indo-European *ekwos, cognate with Sanskrit aśva, Greek hippos, Latin equus, English eohh (archaic). The Pali form shows regular sound changes from the proto-form.

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

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