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ākārā

ākāra

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

1. way; manner; method; mode; lit. way of making
2. aspect; facet; detail; property; quality; attribute
3. disposition; tendency
4. reason; evidence; clue
5. form, condition, state, appearance
6. (gram) the prefix ā-
7. (gram) derivative verbal noun ending in -ana

Etymology. ā + √kar > kār + *a; from √kar 'do, make'; Sanskrit ākāra [ākṛ]

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

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