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āvāho

āvāha

masc nom sg of āvāha (noun)

1. taking a bride; bringing home a wife; engagement; lit. carrying here

Etymology. ā + √vah + a; from √vah 'carry, bring'; Sanskrit āvaha [āvah]

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

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