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homa

hoti

pr 1st pl of hoti (verb); imp 1st pl of hoti (verb); nt voc sg of homa (noun)

1. hoti (pr): is; becomes
2. hoti (pr): exists (for)
3. hoti (pr): stays; remains; continues to be; lit. is
4. homa (nt): oblation
5. homa (imp): let us be; may we be; we must be
6. homa (pr): we are

Etymology. ho + ti; from √hū 'be'; Sanskrit [bhū]

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

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