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purisā

purisa

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

1. man; male; person
2. servant; labourer; lit. man
3. (gram) grammatical person; 3rd 2nd 1st person
4. male; masculine
5. World Soul (in Sāṃkhya system)

Etymology. Sanskrit puruṣa

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

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