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uttarāya

uttara

fem instr sg of uttara (adj); masc dat sg of uttara (adj); fem dat sg of uttara (adj); nt dat sg of uttara (adj); …

1. crossing over; going over; lit. crossing up
2. name of a young Brahman; lit. higher
3. higher (than); superior (to)
4. northern; north; lit. higher
5. north; lit. higher
6. upper robe; lit. higher
7. name of a deity; lit. higher
8. name of a privately awakened Buddha; lit. higher
9. …

Etymology. ud + √tar + a; from √tar 'cross'; Sanskrit uttīrṇa [uttṝ]

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

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