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davāya

dava

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

1. dava (masc): fun; joke; play; sport; pleasure
2. dava (adj): running; racing; sprinting
3. dava (masc): fluid; lit. running
4. dava (masc): wildfire; forest fire; lit. running
5. davāya (masc): for fun; for play; for sport

Etymology. √dū > dav + *a; from √dū 'go, run'; Sanskrit drava [dū]

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

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