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pubbe

pubba

masc acc pl of pubba (prep); nt acc pl of pubba (prep); masc loc sg of pubba (prep); nt loc sg of pubba (prep); …

1. pubba (adj): previous; earlier; former
2. pubba (adj): going before; been before
3. pubba (adj): eastern
4. pubba (adj): (gram) initial; preceding; first
5. pubba (masc): (gram) initial vowel; preceding letter; first syllable
6. pubba (masc): pus; suppuration
7. pubbā (fem): east
8. pubbe (ind): before; previously; formerly; in the past
9. …

Etymology. Sanskrit pūrva, pūrvya

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

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