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selassa

sela

masc dat sg of sela (adj); nt dat sg of sela (adj); masc gen sg of sela (adj); nt gen sg of sela (adj); …

1. rock; rocky; stone; stony
2. rock; stone
3. crystal; gem; sapphire
4. name of a Brahman teacher; name of an arahant monk; lit. rock

Etymology. silā > selā + *a; Sanskrit śaila < śilā

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

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