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sitā

sita

nt nom pl of sita (noun); nt instr sg of sita (noun); nt abl sg of sita (noun); nt voc sg of sita (noun); …

1. smile
2. planted (in); embedded (in); fixed (into); lit. dependent
3. supported (by); dependent (on); contingent (on); because (of)
4. bound; tied; attached (to)
5. white
6. stuck; attached (to)

Etymology. √si + ta; from √si 'smile'; Sanskrit smita [smi]

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

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