masc nom sg of paḷāsa (noun)
Etymology. Uncertain origin. Possibly connected to Sanskrit paryāsa (weariness, exhaustion), suggesting an underlying sense of strain or competitive struggle, though the morphological path is not transparent. The word may belong to a non-Indo-European stratum or be a Prakrit development of unclear derivation.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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