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yāmā

yāma

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

1. yāma (masc): watch (of the night); one sixth of the day; about four hours
2. yāma (masc): (comm) stage of life
3. yāma (masc): restraint; control; suppression
4. yāma (adj): of the underworld; of the world of the dead; lit. belonging to the end
5. yāma (masc): underworld; world of the dead; lit. belonging to the end
6. yāmā (masc): name of a group of deities; lit. controllers
7. yāma (masc): (vinaya) time between noon and dawn; lit. watch of the night

Etymology. √yam > yām + *a; from √yam 'control, strive, end'; Sanskrit yāmā [yam]

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

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