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dhīro

dhīra

masc nom sg of dhīra (adj); masc nom sg of dhīra (noun)

  1. stable; constant; reliable; firm
  2. wise; intelligent
  3. wise man; sage; intelligent person

Etymology. √dhā > dhī + ra; from √dhā 'place, support'; Sanskrit dhīra [dhā]

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

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