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vattā

vatta

nt nom pl of vatta (noun); nt instr sg of vatta (noun); nt abl sg of vatta (noun); nt voc sg of vatta (noun); …

1. vatta (nt): custom; practice; way of life; behaviour
2. vatta (nt): procedure; process; customary practice
3. vatta (nt): duty; responsibility (of or towards)
4. vatta (letter): (gram) letter v; 37th letter of the alphabet; dento-labial semi-vowel; lit. v state
5. vattanta (prp): existing; happening; taking place; going on
6. vattar (masc): speaker; preacher; adviser
7. vattar (masc): who says; who speaks; who comments
8. vatti (aor): proceeded; practised; continued (with)
9. …

Etymology. √vatt + a; from √vatt 'be, proceed'; Sanskrit vṛtta [vṛt]

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

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