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dovāriko

dovārika

masc nom sg of dovārika (noun)

  1. doorman; gatekeeper; bouncer

Etymology. √dvar > dvār + *a > dovāra + *ika; from √dvar 'obstruct, prohibit'; Sanskrit dauvārika [dvṛ]

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

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