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māṇavā

māṇava

masc nom pl of māṇava (noun); masc instr sg of māṇava (noun); masc abl sg of māṇava (noun); masc voc sg of māṇava (noun); …

1. young man; young gentleman; young Brahman
2. name of an arahant monk
3. thief; robber; lit. young gentleman
4. person; human; human being

Etymology. manu > māṇav + *a; Sanskrit māṇava

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

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