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kātabbā

kātabba

masc nom pl of kātabba (ptp); fem nom sg of kātabba (ptp); fem nom pl of kātabba (ptp); nt nom pl of kātabba (ptp); …

1. should be done; lit. to be done
2. should be made; lit. to be done
3. duty; lit. to be done

Etymology. √kar > kā + tabba; from √kar 'do, make'; Sanskrit kartavya [kṛ]

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

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