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pabbajitā

pabbajita

masc nom pl of pabbajita (noun); masc instr sg of pabbajita (noun); masc abl sg of pabbajita (noun); masc voc sg of pabbajita (noun); …

1. pabbajita (masc): monk; monastic; renunciant; renunciate; lit. went forth
2. pabbajita (pp): ordained; renounced (from); lit. went forth
3. pabbajitā (fem): nun; female monastic; woman renunciant; lit. went forth

Etymology. pa + √vaj > baj + ita; from √vaj 'go on'; Sanskrit pravrājita [pravraj]

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

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