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nava

masc voc sg of nava (adj); nt voc sg of nava (adj); masc voc sg of nava (noun); x nom pl of nava (card); …

1. new; fresh
2. nine (9)
3. (vinaya) newcomer; newbie; new monk; monastic of less than five years' standing

Etymology. From Proto-Indo-European *néu̯os 'new'; cognate with Sanskrit nava-, Latin novus, English new, German neu. The numeral 'nine' is unrelated etymologically (Sanskrit náva-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁newn̥, cognate with English nine, Latin novem).

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

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