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dhātu

dhātar

masc dat sg of dhātar (noun); masc gen sg of dhātar (noun); fem nom sg of dhātu (noun); fem voc sg of dhātu (noun); …

1. dhātar (masc): humour of the body, faculty of senses
2. dhātu (fem): state; property; condition; element
3. dhātu (fem): state of being; realm of existence
4. dhātu (fem): (of the Buddha or arahant) relic
5. dhātu (fem): fact; state (of)
6. dhātu (fem): (gram) verbal root
7. dhātu (fem): metal ore
8. dhātu (fem): one of the eighteen components of perceptual experience, corresponding to the six sense organs, their associated external field and corresponding consciousness
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Etymology. dhāre + tar; from √dhar 'wear, hold, carry'; Sanskrit dhātṛ [dhṛ]

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

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