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hatthikāyāpi

hatthikāya

masc

1. hatthikāya (masc): elephant platoon; squadron of elephants; lit. body of elephants
2. hatthika (adj): having elephants; consisting of so many elephants

Analysis. hatthikāya + api; hatthikāyā + api; hatthikāyaṃ + api

Etymology. hatthī + kāya; Sanskrit hastin + kāya

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

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