gāthā

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See also: gatha and Gatha

Pali

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit गाथा (gāthā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gaHtHa-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬚𐬁 (gāθā, form of strophe, metre, namely the collections of Zarathustra's songs).

Noun

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gāthā f

  1. verse, stanza

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