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payāgā

payāga

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

1. payāga (masc): name of a holy bathing place; modern day Allahabad; lit. sacrifice
2. payāga (masc): sacrificial offering
3. payāgā (fem): name of a holy bathing place; lit. sacrifice
4. payāgā (masc): name of a group of nāgas
5. pāyāgā (masc): name of a group of nāgas; lit. from modern day Allahabad

Etymology. pa + √yaj > yag > yāg + *a; from √yaj 'honour, sacrifice'; Sanskrit prayāga [prayaj]

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

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