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uposathiko

uposathika

masc nom sg of uposathika (adj)

1. observing the eight precepts; lit. living near
2. (meal offered) on the observance day; lit. living near

Etymology. upa + √vas + a + tha + ika > upavasatha; from √vas 'live'; Sanskrit upavasathīya [upavas]

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

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