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jātako

jātaka

masc nom sg of jātaka (adj)

1. new-born; recently born
2. grown; growing; originating; arisen

Etymology. √jan > jā + ta + ka; from √jan 'be born, produce'; Sanskrit jātaka [jan]

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

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