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dhāti

dhātī

fem voc sg of dhātī (noun)

1. nurse; maid; nanny; nursemaid; lit. supporter

Etymology. √dhā + tī; from √dhā 'place, support'; Sanskrit dhātrī [dhā]

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

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