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sukkā

sukka

masc nom pl of sukka (adj); fem nom sg of sukka (adj); fem nom pl of sukka (adj); nt nom pl of sukka (adj); …

1. sukka (adj): pure; bright
2. sukka (adj): good; positive
3. sukka (masc): star; planet Venus; lit. bright
4. sukka (nt): semen; sperm
5. sukka (nt): white
6. sukka (nt): virtue
7. sukkā (masc): name of a group of deities; lit. pure; bright
8. sukkā (fem): name of an arahant nun; lit. pure

Etymology. √suc > suk + ra; from √suc 'be pure, be bright'; Sanskrit śukra, śukla [śuc]

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

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