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tāva

indeclinable

1. until then; that long
2. that much; to that extent; to that degree
3. to begin with; immediately; right away; at once
4. now; at present; this time; lit. this much

Built from

• tā — root · that, the
  Demonstrative stem from Proto-Indo-European *to-, the basis of English 'that', Latin istud, Sanskrit tat. Marks spatial or temporal deixis.
• va — ending · emphatic particle
  An enclitic particle of emphasis or specification, intensifying or particularizing the demonstrative sense (this much, to that extent, at that time).

Etymology. From Proto-Indo-European *to- (that, the), the same root as Latin istud and English that. The -va suffix is a pronominal enclitic particle. Cognate with Sanskrit tāvat, tāvan.

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

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