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upāsake

upāsaka

masc acc pl of upāsaka (noun); masc loc sg of upāsaka (noun)

1. lay disciple; lay devotee; lit. who sits near

Etymology. upa + √ās + aka; from √ās 'sit'; Sanskrit upāsaka [upās]

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

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