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medhāvī

masc nom sg of medhāvī (noun); masc nom pl of medhāvī (noun); masc acc pl of medhāvī (noun); masc voc sg of medhāvī (noun); …

1. intelligent man; wise man; who has good judgment; lit. who has wisdom

Etymology. √medh + ā + vī; from √medh 'be wise'; Sanskrit medhāvin [medhā]

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

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