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dhāve

dhāva

masc acc pl of dhāva (noun); masc loc sg of dhāva (noun); reflx pr 1st sg of dhāvati (verb); reflx imp 1st sg of dhāvati (verb); …

1. dhāva (masc): (of a horse) galloping; dashing; (comm) fleeing or pursuing; lit. running
2. dhāvati (pr): runs; races; sprints; flies (to)
3. dhāvati (pr): runs away; flees
4. dhāva (masc): running; racing; sprinting

Etymology. √dhāv + a; from √dhāv 'run, flow'; Sanskrit drava [dhāv]

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

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