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parisā

fem nom sg of parisā (noun); fem nom pl of parisā (noun); fem acc pl of parisā (noun); fem voc pl of parisā (noun)

1. assembly; meeting; forum; council; gathering; lit. sitting around
2. retinue; community; circle; following

Etymology. pari + √sad + ā; from √sad 'sink, sit, settle'; Sanskrit pariṣad [pariṣad]

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

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