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kule

kula

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

1. kula (nt): family; house; household; respectable family
2. kula (nt): supporter; supporting family; lit. family
3. kula (nt): species; type; genus; lit. family
4. kulati (pr): obstructs; constrains
5. kula (masc): name of an arahant monk; lit. family
6. kula (adj): belonging to a family; born in a household; lit. family

Etymology. √kul + a; from √kul 'be close'; Sanskrit kula [kul]

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

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