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vidatthi

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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Sanskrit वित॑स्ति (vítasti), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wítastiš.[1]

    Noun

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    vidatthi f[2]

    1. span; a measure of length equal to 12 aṅgulas[2]

    Declension

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    Descendants

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    • Sinhalese: විදත්‍ථිය (widatthiya)

    References

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    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vítasti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 682
    2. 2.0 2.1 Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vidatthi”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead