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cavi

aor 3rd sg of cavi (verb); aor 2nd sg of cavi (verb)

1. fell (from); died
2. (of monastic life) fell away (from); disrobed
3. (of meditation) collapsed; broke down

Etymology. cava + i; from √cu 'shift, fall away, die'; Sanskrit [cyu]

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

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