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vidvā

vidvant

masc nom sg of vidvant (noun); masc nom pl of vidvant (noun); masc voc sg of vidvant (noun)

1. who is wise; who is knowing; who is intelligent; lit. having knowing quality

Etymology. √vid + vant; from √vid 'know'; Sanskrit vidvas [vid]

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

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