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yāva

yāvant

masc voc sg of yāvant (adj); nt voc sg of yāvant (adj)

1. yāva (ind): as long as; as far as; so much so; up to; until; from… to
2. yāva (ind): how; how much; how well
3. yāvant (adj): as many as; however many; lit. having so much quality

Etymology. yāva + vant; Sanskrit yāvat

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

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