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uttaro

uttara

masc nom sg of uttara (adj); masc nom sg of uttara (noun); aor 2nd sg of uttari (verb)

1. uttara (adj): crossing over; going over; lit. crossing up
2. uttara (masc): name of a young Brahman; lit. higher
3. uttara (adj): higher (than); superior (to)
4. uttara (adj): northern; north; lit. higher
5. uttara (masc): name of a deity; lit. higher
6. uttara (masc): name of a privately awakened Buddha; lit. higher
7. uttari (aor): (of water) emerged; came out; lit. crossed up
8. uttara (masc): name of an arahant monk
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Etymology. ud + √tar + a; from √tar 'cross'; Sanskrit uttīrṇa [uttṝ]

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

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