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durāvāsā

durāvāsa

masc nom pl of durāvāsa (adj); fem nom sg of durāvāsa (adj); fem nom pl of durāvāsa (adj); nt nom pl of durāvāsa (adj); …

  1. difficult to live in; hard to stay in; lit. hard living here

Etymology. dur + ā + √vas > vās + *a; from √vas 'live'; Sanskrit dur + āvāsa [āvas]

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

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