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davā

dava

masc nom pl of dava (noun); masc instr sg of dava (noun); masc abl sg of dava (noun); masc voc sg of dava (noun); …

1. dava (masc): fun; joke; play; sport; pleasure
2. dava (adj): running; racing; sprinting
3. dava (masc): fluid; lit. running
4. dava (masc): wildfire; forest fire; lit. running
5. davā (ind): in jest; for fun; rashly; lit. from play

Etymology. √dū > dav + *a; from √dū 'go, run'; Sanskrit drava [dū]

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

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