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desetīti

deseti

pr

1. preaches; teaches; instructs; explains (something to); lit. causes to point out
2. (vinaya) confesses; admits (to)
3. (vinaya) appoints; allocates; designates (to); lit. causes to point out

Analysis. deseti + iti

Etymology. dese + ti; from √dis 'point out, explain'; Sanskrit deśayati [diś]

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

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