nt dat sg of nagara (noun); nt gen sg of nagara (noun)
Etymology. Sanskrit nagara, possibly from a root meaning "to bind" or "to dwell"; cognate with Greek nekropolis (city of the dead, from necro- + polis). The word denotes a fortified settlement, a place of binding together or enclosing inhabitants within walls.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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