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vohārā

vohāra

masc nom pl of vohāra (noun); masc instr sg of vohāra (noun); masc abl sg of vohāra (noun); masc voc sg of vohāra (noun); …

1. verbal expression; naming
2. moniker; cognomen; nickname
3. business activity; trading; commerce; business dealing
4. way of talking; mode of communication; verbal dealings
5. (gram) usage; use of a word
6. intention; strategy
7. jurisprudence

Etymology. vi + ava + √har > hār + *a; from √har 'carry'; Sanskrit vyavahāra [vyavahṛ]

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

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