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vīra

masc voc sg of vīra (adj); nt voc sg of vīra (adj); masc voc sg of vīra (noun); fem voc sg of vīrā (noun)

1. vīra (adj): heroic; brave; (comm) vigorous; energetic
2. vīra (masc): hero; great man
3. vīra (masc): name of an arahant monk; lit. hero
4. vīrā (fem): name of an arahant nun; lit. heroine

Etymology. √vīr + a; from √vīr 'be heroic, be hostile'; Sanskrit vīra [vīr]

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

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