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evaṁrūpo

masculine singular nominative adjective

1. of such a kind
2. such-like
3. having such a form or nature

Built from

• evaṁ — root · thus, so
  An adverb of manner derived from eva with anaphoric force, pointing to what precedes or follows; no clear Indo-European cognate.
• rūpo — stem · form, kind, appearance
  From √rūp- 'to form'; the neuter form rūpa is the standard word for 'material form' in Buddhist philosophy, one of the five aggregates (khandha).

Analysis. evaṁ (thus, so) + rūpo (form, kind); a compound adjective meaning 'of this particular form or character', used to point to qualities just described or to group similar things together.

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

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