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pathavī

fem nom sg of pathavī (noun); fem nom pl of pathavī (noun); fem acc pl of pathavī (noun); fem voc sg of pathavī (noun); …

1. earth; world
2. earth; ground
3. ground; land; country

Etymology. √path + avī; from √path 'expand'; Sanskrit pṛthivī [pṛth]

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

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