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ravā

rava

masc nom pl of rava (noun); masc instr sg of rava (noun); masc abl sg of rava (noun); masc voc sg of rava (noun); …

1. rava (masc): animal noise; cry; howl; shriek; bark; moo
2. ravanta (prp): making a noise; roaring
3. ravi (aor): made a noise, cried
4. ravā (ind): blurtingly; speaking without thinking; lit. from noise

Etymology. √ru > rav + *a; from √ru 'cry, howl'; Sanskrit rava [ru]

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

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