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santāraṇī

santāraṇa

fem nom sg of santāraṇa (adj); fem nom pl of santāraṇa (adj); fem acc pl of santāraṇa (adj); fem voc sg of santāraṇa (adj); …

1. santāraṇa (adj): carrying across; ferrying to the other side; lit. causing to go across
2. santāraṇī (fem): ferry; ferryboat; lit. causing to go across

Etymology. saṃ + tāre + aṇa; from √tar 'cross'; Sanskrit saṃ + tāraṇi [saṃtṝ]

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

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