noun, accusative singular masculine
Analysis. Simple word; no compound or sandhi analysis required.
Etymology. From Indo-European *gʰesto- (cognate with Sanskrit hasta, Latin gestus "bearing, gesture", Old English gist "guest" — originally "one who comes"). The root sense is "seizing" or "grasping," the hand being the grasping organ.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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