imp 3rd sg of punāti (verb)
Etymology. From Proto-Indo-European *peno- or *pu-no-, a reduplicative formation expressing repetition. Cognate with Sanskrit punar, Latin pēne (almost, nearly — the sense of approaching again), and English anew (an + new, renewal). The word embodies the concept of return and recurrence.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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