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hetu

masc nom sg of hetu (adj); fem nom sg of hetu (adj); nt nom sg of hetu (adj); masc voc sg of hetu (adj); …

1. because; by virtue (of)
2. reason (for); cause (for); condition (for); sake (of)
3. by means of; according to
4. for; for the purpose; for the sake (of); lit. reason
5. root-cause
6. because (of); due (to)

Etymology. √hi > he + *tu; from √hi 'impel'; Sanskrit hetu [hi]

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

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