chettar

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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ultimately chid (to cut) +‎ -tar, but this composition predates Pali, being seen in Sanskrit छेत्तृ (chettṛ).[1]

Noun

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chettar m

  1. cutter, destroyer

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Burmese: ဆတ္တာသည် (hcattasany)

References

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  1. ^ Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “chettar”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead