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gāthāhi

gāthā

fem instr pl of gāthā (noun); fem abl pl of gāthā (noun)

1. verse; poem; stanza; lit. song
2. suttas comprised of verse; one of the nine kinds of suttas; lit. song
3. deep; lit. song

Etymology. √gā + thā; from √gā 'sing'; Sanskrit gāthā [gai]

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

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