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passasanto

passasanta

masc nom sg of passasanta (prp); masc nom pl of passasanta (prp); masc voc pl of passasanta (prp); nt voc pl of passasanta (prp)

  1. exhaling; breathing out; lit. breathing forward

Etymology. pa + sasa + nta; from √sas 'breath'; Sanskrit praśvasat (inhale) [praśvas]

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

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