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varo

vara

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

1. excellent; best; foremost; lit. select
2. princely; stately; royal; lit. select
3. wish

Etymology. √var + a; from √var 'wish, choose'; Sanskrit vara [vṛ]

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

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