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hatthehi

hattha

masc instr pl of hattha (noun); masc abl pl of hattha (noun); masc instr pl of hattha (adj); nt instr pl of hattha (adj); …

1. hand
2. in hand; carrying; holding; with
3. handful; bunch
4. measure of length; cubit; measure from elbow to extended middle finger-tip
5. paw
6. handle
7. so many cubits in measure
8. as a trunk; with a trunk (of); lit. with a hand

Etymology. Sanskrit hasta

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

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