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hantā

hantar

masc nom sg of hantar (noun); masc voc sg of hantar (noun)

  1. striker; who hits
  2. killer; murderer

Etymology. √han + tar; from √han 'strike, kill'; Sanskrit hantṛ [han]

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

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