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setamhi

seta

masc loc sg of seta (adj); nt loc sg of seta (adj); masc loc sg of seta (noun)

1. white; pure white
2. name of a mountain peak in the Himalayas; lit. white
3. name of King Pasenadi's elephant; lit. white
4. white colour
5. (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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