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kattāro

kattar

masc nom pl of kattar (noun); masc acc pl of kattar (noun); masc voc pl of kattar (noun)

1. creator; maker
2. (of a talk) speaker; lit. doer; maker
3. (gram) agent; subject of the verb; lit. doer; maker
4. (gram) active voice
5. makes; who makes; lit. doer; maker
6. doer; agent; who performs
7. author; composer; writer; lit. doer; maker

Etymology. √kar + tar; from √kar 'do, make'; Sanskrit kartṛ [kṛ]

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

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