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pavattāro

pavattar

masc nom pl of pavattar (noun); masc acc pl of pavattar (noun); masc voc pl of pavattar (noun)

1. proclaimer; propagator; disseminator (of); lit. who speaks out
2. name of a privately awakened Buddha; lit. proclaimer

Etymology. pa + √vac + tar; from √vac 'say, speak'; Sanskrit pravaktṛ [pravac]

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

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