𑀣𑁂𑀭

Sauraseni Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्थविर (sthávira). Cognate with Pali thera.

Noun

𑀣𑁂𑀭 (thera) m

(Buddhism) a senior Buddhist monk

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sthávira (13747)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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