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obhāso

obhāsa

masc nom sg of obhāsa (noun); masc nom sg of obhāsa (adj); aor 2nd sg of obhāsi (verb)

1. obhāsa (masc): light; radiance; aura; splendour
2. obhāsa (adj): appearing; looking like; seemingly
3. obhāsa (masc): hint; suggestion; lit. speaking down
4. obhāsi (aor): shone

Etymology. ava + √bhās + a; from √bhās 'shine'; Sanskrit avabhāsa [avabhās]

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

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