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eva

ind

1. only; just; merely; exclusively
2. still
3. even; too; as well
4. indeed; really; certainly; absolutely
5. as soon as

Etymology. From Indo-European *ewo- or *ewa- "one, alone" (cognate with English "ewe", Sanskrit eka "one"), the particle preserves the sense of isolation and singularity that evolved into the emphatic and restrictive meanings. The final -a is an indeclinable suffix characteristic of Pali adverbial particles.

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

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