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saṅghā

saṅgha

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

1. saṅgha (masc): community; fellowship; monastic order
2. saṅgha (masc): group; crowd; mass; multitude; collection; entourage
3. saṅgha (masc): name of a privately awakened Buddha; lit. group
4. saṅghā (fem): name of an arahant nun; lit. community

Etymology. saṃ + √ghaṭ + a; from √ghaṭ 'join together'; Sanskrit saṃgha [saṃghaṭ]

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

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