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udāyī

masc nom sg of udāyī (noun); masc nom pl of udāyī (noun); masc acc pl of udāyī (noun); masc voc sg of udāyī (noun); …

1. name of an arahant monk; great disciple of the Buddha; foremost monk among those who inspire faith in families; Kāḷudāyī; lit. going up
2. name of a monk; Paṇḍitaudāyi; lit. going up
3. name of a Brahman interested in sacrifice; lit. going up

Etymology. ud + √i > ay > āy + *a + *ī; from √i 'come, go'; Sanskrit udāyin (bsk) [udi]

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

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