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jantu

masc nom sg of jantu (noun); masc voc sg of jantu (noun)

1. man; person; being; lit. who is born
2. name of a deity; lit. who is born

Etymology. √jan + tu; from √jan 'be born, produce'; Sanskrit jantu [jan]

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

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