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ñātakā

ñātaka

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

1. kin; kinsman; relative; relation; family member; lit. who is known
2. related; kindred; lit. known

Etymology. √ñā + ta + ka; from √ñā 'know'; Sanskrit jñāti [jñā]

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

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