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tanū

tani

reflx aor 3rd pl of tani (verb); masc nom pl of tanu (adj); fem nom pl of tanu (adj); nt nom pl of tanu (adj); …

1. tani (aor): extended, stretched
2. tanu (adj): thin; slender
3. tanu (adj): reduced; decreased; diminished; lit. thin
4. tanu (adj): delicate; refined; lit. thin
5. tanu (fem): body; physical form; one's person; lit. extension
6. tanu (adj): few (in number); lit. thin

Etymology. tano +; from √tan 'stretch, extend'; Sanskrit [tan]

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

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