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paccayā

paccaya

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

1. paccaya (masc): support; requisite; necessity; lit. going back
2. paccaya (masc): cause; reason; supporting condition; requirement (for); lit. going back
3. paccaya (masc): (gram) affix; suffix; verbal ending; lit. going back
4. paccaya (adj): dependent (on); reliant (on); based (on); supported (by); founded (on); lit. going back
5. paccayā (ind): dependent on; due to; caused by; lit. from condition
6. paccaya (masc): name of an arahant monk; lit. going back
7. paccaya (nt): support; requisite; necessity; lit. going back

Etymology. pati > paty > pacc + √i > ay + *a; from √i 'come, go'; Sanskrit pratyaya [pratī]

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

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