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desetu

desetar

masc dat sg of desetar (noun); masc gen sg of desetar (noun); imp 3rd sg of deseti (verb)

1. desetar (masc): teacher; who preaches (something to)
2. deseti (pr): preaches; teaches; instructs; explains (something to); lit. causes to point out
3. deseti (pr): (vinaya) confesses; admits (to)
4. deseti (pr): (vinaya) appoints; allocates; designates (to); lit. causes to point out

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

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

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