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sīti

sītī

nt nom sg of sītī (adj); nt acc sg of sītī (adj); nt voc sg of sītī (adj)

  1. cool; cold

Etymology. From Indo-European *swei- 'to sweat, to ooze'; cognate with Sanskrit śīta- 'cold', Latin sudor 'sweat', English sweat. The underlying image is of moisture or coolness; the adjective describes the quality of being cold or cooling.

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

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