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kulā

kula

nt nom pl of kula (noun); nt instr sg of kula (noun); nt abl sg of kula (noun); nt voc sg of kula (noun); …

1. family; house; household; respectable family
2. supporter; supporting family; lit. family
3. species; type; genus; lit. family
4. name of an arahant monk; lit. family
5. belonging to a family; born in a household; lit. family

Etymology. √kul + a; from √kul 'be close'; Sanskrit kula [kul]

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

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