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uddeso

uddesa

masc nom sg of uddesa (noun); masc nom sg of uddesa (adj)

1. proposition; synopsis; statement in brief; summary; introduction; lit. pointing up
2. recitation; chanting; lit. pointing up
3. indication; expression; characteristic; description; identification; lit. pointing up
4. rules; precepts; Pātimokkha; lit. pointing up
5. teaching; instruction; lit. pointing up
6. destined for; lit. pointing up
7. intended for; designated for; lit. pointing up
8. (gram) summary, indication, indicative pronoun; lit. pointing up

Etymology. ud + √dis > des + *a; from √dis 'point out, explain'; Sanskrit uddeśa [uddiś]

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

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