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loke

loka

masc acc pl of loka (noun); masc loc sg of loka (noun)

1. world; universe; cosmos
2. world; plane of existence
3. people (of the world); population
4. world of experience; (comm) world of aggregates, sense spheres and elements

Etymology. from PIE *leuk- 'to look' or 'to shine'; cognate with Sanskrit loka- and ultimately Latin lux 'light'; the sense developed from 'bright space' to 'world'; in Buddhist doctrine, loke typically refers to the sensory world or sphere of rebirth (the three or six lokas)

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

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