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uppātā

uppāta

masc nom pl of uppāta (noun); masc instr sg of uppāta (noun); masc abl sg of uppāta (noun); masc voc sg of uppāta (noun); …

1. unusual event; comet; meteor; disaster; lit. flying up
2. flying up; lit. flying up
3. predicting unusual events; prognostication of disasters; lit. flying up

Etymology. ud + √pat > pāt + *a; from √pat 'fall'; Sanskrit utpāta, utpāda (bsk) [utpat]

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

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