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jave

java

masc acc pl of java (noun); masc loc sg of java (noun); masc acc pl of java (adj); nt acc pl of java (adj); …

1. java (masc): speed; swiftness; quickness
2. java (masc): strength
3. javati (pr): runs (on); runs (along)
4. java (adj): speedy; swift; quick; fast
5. javati (pr): hurries; hastens; lit. runs
6. javati (pr): understands rapidly; quickly comprehends; swiftly grasps; lit. runs
7. java (adj): running; sprinting; racing

Etymology. √ju > jav + *a; from √ju 'be fast'; Sanskrit java [jū]

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

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