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samayo

samaya

masc nom sg of samaya (noun)

1. time; occasion; lit. going together
2. right time; suitable occasion; lit. going together
3. condition; state; lit. going together
4. gathering; massing; congregation; assembly; lit. going together
5. religion; doctrine; lit. going together
6. learning; study; art; science

Etymology. saṃ + √i > ay + *a; from √i 'come, go'; Sanskrit samaya [sami]

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

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