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sakyā

sakya

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

1. sakya (masc): name of the family into which the Buddha was born
2. sakya (adj): of the Sakyan family
3. sakya (ptp): able; capable; powerful; lit. to be able
4. sakyā (masc): people of Sakya; Sakyans

Etymology. √sak + ya; from √sak 'be able, be powerful'; Sanskrit śākya [śak]

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

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