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visayo

visaya

masc nom sg of visaya (noun)

1. realm; region; sphere; domain; environment
2. (gram) case; situation; subject
3. object, sensual pleasure
4. objective field

Etymology. vi + √sī > say + *a; from √sī 'lie, sleep'; Sanskrit viśaya [viśī]

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

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