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tissa

ti

masc dat sg of ti (ve); masc gen sg of ti (ve); masc voc sg of tissa (noun); fem voc sg of tissā (noun)

1. ti (ve): (gram) ti; verbal ending of the present tense 3rd person singular
2. tissa (sandhi): regarding this; lit. thus of this
3. tissa (masc): generic monk's name used in vinaya examples; lit. constellation of Cancer
4. tissa (masc): name of one of Vipassī Buddha's chief disciples; lit. constellation of Cancer
5. tissa (masc): name of a monk reborn as a Brahma; lit. constellation of Cancer
6. tissa (masc): name of a constellation; the faint group in the body of the Crab, γ, δ, and θ Cancri; also known as Pussa; lit. constellation of Cancer
7. tissa (masc): name of an arahant monk; cousin of the Buddha; lit. constellation of Cancer
8. tissa (masc): name of an arahant monk; lit. constellation of Cancer
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Analysis. iti + assa; ti + assa

Etymology. Sanskrit ti

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

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