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vassato

vassa

masc abl sg of vassa (noun); masc abl pl of vassa (noun); nt abl sg of vassa (noun); masc dat sg of vassanta (prp); …

1. vassa (masc): rain; downpour
2. vassa (masc): rainy season; monsoon
3. vassa (nt): year
4. vassa (masc): (vinaya) years since monastic ordination; number of rains retreats completed
5. vassa (masc): rains retreat; three-month long retreat for monastics
6. vassanta (prp): raining; pouring down
7. vassa (masc): call; cry; shriek

Etymology. √vass + a; from √vass 'rain'; Sanskrit varṣa [vṛṣ]

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

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