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jarāya

jara

fem instr sg of jara (adj); masc dat sg of jara (adj); fem dat sg of jara (adj); nt dat sg of jara (adj); …

1. jara (adj): old
2. jara (masc): old age; growing old; decay
3. jara (masc): fever
4. jara (root): (gram) √jar (age)
5. jarā (fem): old age; ageing

Etymology. √jar + a; from √jar 'age'; Sanskrit jara [jṝ]

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

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