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sītā

sīta

masc nom pl of sīta (adj); fem nom sg of sīta (adj); fem nom pl of sīta (adj); nt nom pl of sīta (adj); …

1. sīta (adj): cool; cold; chilly
2. sīta (nt): coolness; cold
3. sītā (fem): furrow; plough track; trench; (comm) plough

Etymology. √sid > sit > sīt + *a; from √sid 'be cool'; Sanskrit śīta [śyai]

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

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