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bhūtā

bhūta

masc nom pl of bhūta (pp); fem nom sg of bhūta (pp); fem nom pl of bhūta (pp); nt nom pl of bhūta (pp); …

1. existing; born; living; lit. become
2. true; correct; genuine; accurate; lit. become
3. being; living being; entity; lit. become
4. become; born
5. state; elemental state; element; lit. become
6. plant; lit. grown
7. born being; animal; creature; lit. become
8. like; as; similar to; lit. become
9. …

Etymology. √bhū + ta; from √bhū 'be, become'; Sanskrit bhūta [bhū]

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

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