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satto

satta

masc nom sg of satta (noun); masc nom sg of satta (pp)

1. being; living being; creature
2. bright principal, sattva (of the Sāṃkhya)
3. clung; stuck; attached (to)
4. cursed; sworn

Etymology. sa + tta; from √as 'be'; Sanskrit sattva [as]

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

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