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āsā

āsa

nt nom pl of āsa (noun); nt instr sg of āsa (noun); nt abl sg of āsa (noun); nt voc sg of āsa (noun); …

1. āsa (nt): shooting; throwing; hurling
2. āsa (adj): longing for; with desire for
3. āsa (masc): food; meal
4. āsā (fem): wish; desire; hope; expectation; longing (for)

Etymology. √as > ās + *a; from √as 'throw, hurl'; Sanskrit āsa (bow) [as]

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

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