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rel. relation, relative sup. superlative t.t.g. „ „ in grammar
s.v. sub voce (under the word
sep. separate(ly) v. verse
mentioned)
sg. singular var. variant, various
syn. synonym(ous)
Sk. Sanskrit var.lect. various reading
sq. and following T. Text voc. vocative
SS. Singhalese MSS. trans. transitive
Wtb. Wörterbuch
ster. stereotype trsl. translated, translation
suff. suffix t.t. technical term
3. Typographical.
*(s)uel indicates a (reconstructed or conjectured) Indogermanic root.
*Sk means, that the Sanskrit word is constructed after the Pali word; or as Sk. form is only found in lexicographical
lists.
â: the cap over a vowel indicates that the a is the result of a syncope a + a (e.g. khuddânukhudda), whereas
ā represents the proper ā, either pure or contracted with a preceding a (khīṇāsava = khīṇa + āsava).
° represents the head-word either as first (°—) or second (—°) part of a compound; sometimes also
an easily supplemented part of a word.
> indicates an etymological relation or line of development between the words mentioned.
∼ and ≈ means "at similar" or "at identical, parallel passages".
The meaning of all other abbreviations may easily be inferred from the context.
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