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hatthā

hattha

masc nom pl of hattha (noun); masc instr sg of hattha (noun); masc abl sg of hattha (noun); masc voc sg of hattha (noun); …

1. hand
2. in hand; carrying; holding; with
3. handful; bunch
4. measure of length; cubit; measure from elbow to extended middle finger-tip
5. paw
6. handle
7. so many cubits in measure
8. as a trunk; with a trunk (of); lit. with a hand

Etymology. Sanskrit hasta

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

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