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dasa

x nom pl of dasa (card); x acc pl of dasa (card); masc voc sg of dasa (adj); nt voc sg of dasa (adj); …

1. dasa (card): ten (10)
2. dasa (adj): seeing; understanding
3. dasā (fem): fringe; border; edge
4. dasa (adj): with a fringe; tasselled; bordered; edged

Etymology. From Indo-European *déḱm̥ 'ten', the same root as English 'ten', Latin 'decem', Greek 'déka', Sanskrit 'dáśa'. The sense 'seeing, understanding' is a separate adjective from the root √das 'to see'.

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

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