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javena

java

masc instr sg of java (noun); masc instr sg of java (adj); nt instr sg of java (adj)

1. java (masc): speed; swiftness; quickness
2. java (masc): strength
3. javena (ind): quickly; speedily; swiftly; lit. with speed
4. java (adj): speedy; swift; quick; fast
5. 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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