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pabbajito

pabbajita

masc nom sg of pabbajita (noun); masc nom sg of pabbajita (pp)

1. monk; monastic; renunciant; renunciate; lit. went forth
2. ordained; renounced (from); 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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