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setāni

seta

nt nom pl of seta (adj); nt acc pl of seta (adj); nt voc pl of seta (adj)

1. white; pure white
2. (of water) clean; pure; transparent; lit. white

Etymology. √sit > set + *a; from √sit 'be white'; Sanskrit śveta [śvit]

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

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