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upāsikāhi

upāsikā

fem instr pl of upāsikā (noun); fem abl pl of upāsikā (noun)

1. female disciple; laywoman; female devotee; lit. sitting near

Etymology. upa + √ās + ikā; from √ās 'sit'; Sanskrit upāsikā [upās]

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

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