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maggo

magga

masc nom sg of magga (noun); masc nom sg of magga (adj); aor 2nd sg of maggi (verb)

1. magga (masc): road; path; track; way
2. magga (masc): way; means; method
3. magga (masc): coat; layering; lit. way
4. magga (masc): inlet; outlet; pipe; lit. way
5. magga (masc): series; sequence; group; lit. way
6. magga (masc): passage; lit. way
7. maggi (aor): sought; searched for; looked for
8. magga (adj): with a road; with a path
9. …

Etymology. Root uncertain. Possibly cognate with Sanskrit mārga (path, way), itself of uncertain origin; no secure Indo-European ancestry can be established. The word may be pre-Aryan or represent an ancient layer of vocabulary shared between Sanskrit and Pali whose ultimate source remains obscure.

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

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