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paramhi

para

masc loc sg of para (pron); nt loc sg of para (pron); masc loc sg of para (adj); nt loc sg of para (adj); …

1. other; another (person)
2. next (world); next (life); after (life)
3. (gram) next; following; last; after
4. foreign; alien; not oneself
5. (gram) next letter; following vowel
6. engrossed in; given to; aiming for
7. higher; greater; more (than)

Etymology. Sanskrit para

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

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