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bhattāya

bhatta

nt dat sg of bhatta (noun); fem instr sg of bhatta (adj); masc dat sg of bhatta (adj); fem dat sg of bhatta (adj); …

1. food; boiled rice; lit. shared
2. meal; lit. shared
3. biscuit (?); lit. shared
4. devoted to; attached to; believing in

Etymology. √bhaj + ta; from √bhaj 'divide, distribute'; Sanskrit bhakta [bhaj]

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

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