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tare

tara

masc acc pl of tara (adj); nt acc pl of tara (adj); masc loc sg of tara (adj); nt loc sg of tara (adj); …

1. tara (adj): crossing; going beyond; passing; surpassing
2. tara (adj): kind of; type of
3. tarati (pr): crosses; goes through
4. tarati (pr): hurries; rushes
5. tare (opt): could cross
6. tareti (pr): makes it across; lit. causes to cross

Etymology. √tar + a; from √tar 'cross'; Sanskrit tara [tṝ]

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

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