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navaṁ

nava

accusative singular masculine of nava (adjective: nine)

  1. nine
  2. new

Etymology. From PIE *newn̥ (nine); cognates: Sanskrit náva, Latin novem, Greek ennéa, English nine. The sense 'new' (also nava in Pali) derives from 'recently arrived' and is unrelated etymologically.

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

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