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paṭhamena

paṭhama

masc instr sg of paṭhama (ordin); nt instr sg of paṭhama (ordin); masc instr sg of paṭhama (adj); nt instr sg of paṭhama (adj); …

1. first (1st); prime; lit. more forward
2. (gram) 3rd (person); he; she; it; they; lit. more forward
3. (gram) first consonant of each vagga; k, c, ṭ, t, p; lit. more forward

Etymology. pa + tama > ṭhama; Sanskrit prathama

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

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