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hatthikāyā

hatthikāya

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

1. elephant platoon; squadron of elephants; lit. body of elephants

Etymology. hatthī + kāya; Sanskrit hastin + kāya

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

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