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otāranti

otāra

masc

1. chance; opportunity; opening; gap; lit. crossing down
2. fault; shortcoming; imperfection; lit. crossing down
3. point of entry; space to go in; lit. crossing down

Analysis. otāraṃ + iti

Etymology. ava + √tar > tār + *a; from √tar 'cross'; Sanskrit avatāra [avatṝ]

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

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