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paraṁ

para

accusative singular masculine of para (adjective/pronoun)

  1. the other, the further
  2. another, different
  3. a stranger, outsider

Etymology. From the Indo-European root *per- 'forward, across' (Sanskrit para-, Greek pera 'beyond', Latin per- 'through'). The word originally denoted what lies beyond or on the far side, hence 'other' or 'different'.

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

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