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etāni

eta

nt nom pl of eta (pron); nt acc pl of eta (pron)

1. eta (pron): this
2. etāni (pron): these
3. etāni (pron): these; these things (object)

Built from

• e- — root · pointing, this
  The deictic stem; related to Sanskrit etad and Greek to (article). Points to something present or near.
• -tāni — ending · neuter plural nominative and accusative
  Nominative and accusative plural neuter. In Pali, nom. and acc. coincide in neuter pronouns and nouns.

Etymology. From Indo-European *e-to-, related to Sanskrit etad, Greek to (article), Latin is-te (that), and English that. The base *e- is a deictic stem ('pointing'), and -ta is a pronominal ending.

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

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