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poso

posa

masc nom sg of posa (noun); masc nom sg of posa (adj); aor 2nd sg of posi (verb)

1. posa (masc): man
2. posa (adj): supporting; caring; nourishing
3. posi (aor): nurtured; brought up; raised

Etymology. purisa > porisa > posa; Sanskrit puruṣa

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

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