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uttaro
uttara
masc nom sg of uttara (adj); masc nom sg of uttara (noun); aor 2nd sg of uttari (verb)
- uttara (adj): crossing over; going over; lit. crossing up
- uttara (masc): name of a young Brahman; lit. higher
- uttara (adj): higher (than); superior (to)
- uttara (adj): northern; north; lit. higher
- uttara (masc): name of a deity; lit. higher
- uttara (masc): name of a privately awakened Buddha; lit. higher
- uttari (aor): (of water) emerged; came out; lit. crossed up
- uttara (masc): name of an arahant monk
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- ut — prefix · up, out
Spatial prefix meaning upward and outward movement; here gives the sense of crossing beyond or going higher. Cognates: English 'out', German 'aus'.
- tar — root · cross over, pass through
The root √tar means to ford, cross, or pass through water or an obstacle. Appears in taroti 'crosses', tāraṇa 'crossing', and metaphorically 'liberation'.
- a — ending · masculine nominative singular
The -a ending here marks masculine nominative singular, used for both adjective and noun forms in this context.
Etymology. From ut- (up, out) + √tar (cross over, pass through), the same root as taroti 'crosses'. The prefix ut- gives the sense of crossing upward or beyond; uttara thus means both 'higher' (what lies beyond/above) and 'northern' (the upper direction). Cognate with Sanskrit uttara; compare English 'utter' (from Old English ut 'out').