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māṇavake

māṇavaka

masc acc pl of māṇavaka (noun); masc loc sg of māṇavaka (noun)

1. (typically of a Brahman) youngster; young lad; young boy

Etymology. manu > māṇav + *a + ka; Sanskrit māṇavaka

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

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