accusative singular feminine of pathavī (earth, ground)
Etymology. From Indo-European *peth₂- (to spread, expand), cognate with Sanskrit pṛthivī and Greek pέδον (pedon, ground). The root sense is the spreading or extended surface.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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