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pāṇā

pāṇa

masc nom pl of pāṇa (noun); masc instr sg of pāṇa (noun); masc abl sg of pāṇa (noun); masc voc sg of pāṇa (noun); …

  1. breath
  2. life; lit. breath
  3. being; living being; lit. breath

Etymology. pa + √an + a; from √an 'breathe, blow'; Sanskrit prāṇa [prāṇ]

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

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