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navānaṁ

nava

genitive plural masculine

  1. nine
  2. new

Etymology. From PIE *newn̥, cognate with Sanskrit nava, Latin novem, English nine, Greek ennéa. The sense 'new' derives from what is freshly made or recently appearing.

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

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