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pāto

pā

masc abl sg of pā (root); masc nom sg of pāta (noun)

1. pā (root): (gram) √pā (drink)
2. pāta (masc): fall; drop
3. pāta (masc): drop; dropping; lit. causing to fall
4. pāta (masc): throw; lit. causing to fall
5. pāto (ind): early; in the morning
6. pāta (masc): attack; onslaught; litigation; prosecution; lit. fall

Etymology. √pā + ā; from √pā 'drink'; Sanskrit [pā]

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

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