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pāhune

pāhuna

masc acc pl of pāhuna (noun); masc loc sg of pāhuna (noun)

1. guest; visitor; lit. actively offering here
2. meal for a guest; lit. actively offering here

Etymology. pa + ā + √hu + ana; from √hu 'pour, offer as oblation'; Sanskrit prāghuṇa, prāhuṇa

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

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