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seniyo

seni

fem nom pl of seni (noun); fem acc pl of seni (noun); fem voc pl of seni (noun); masc nom sg of seniya (noun)

1. seni (fem): guild; group; club; association; organization
2. seniya (masc): related to the army; soldier; army general
3. seniya (masc): name of an ascetic who performed the dog practice; name of an arahant monk

Etymology. Possibly connected to Sanskrit senā (army, host) via an agent noun formation -iya, though the semantic range suggests multiple etymological layers: seni as a collective noun for organized groups, and seniya as agent/adjective from a military root. The sense of 'guild' or 'organized association' appears to reflect social institutions in early Buddhist India. No secure Indo-European cognate.

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

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