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pubbo

pubba

masc nom sg of pubba (prep); masc nom sg of pubba (adj); masc nom sg of pubba (noun)

1. previous; earlier; former
2. going before; been before
3. eastern
4. (gram) initial; preceding; first
5. (gram) initial vowel; preceding letter; first syllable
6. pus; suppuration

Etymology. Sanskrit pūrva, pūrvya

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

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