"kvattho" meaning in Pali

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Phrase

Etymology: ko (“what”) + attho (“use”) Etymology templates: {{compound|pi|ko|attho|t1=what|t2=use}} ko (“what”) + attho (“use”) Head templates: {{head|pi|phrase}} kvattho
  1. What is the use (of something)
    Sense id: en-kvattho-pi-phrase-zkQiBQRn
  2. Why do you use this word? (The word is usually quoted.)
    Sense id: en-kvattho-pi-phrase-RF2yT5-r Categories (other): Pali entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pali entries with incorrect language header: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 𑀓𑁆𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀣𑁄 [Brahmi, character], क्वत्थो [Devanagari, character], ক্ৰত্থো [Bengali], ක්වත්ථො [Sinhalese, character], ကွတ္ထော, ၵွတ္ထေႃ, ၵွတ်ထေႃ [Burmese, character], กฺวตฺโถ, กวัตโถ [Thai, character], ᨠ᩠ᩅᨲ᩠ᨳᩮᩣ [Tai-Tham, character], ກ຺ວຕ຺ໂຖ, ກວັຕໂຖ [Lao, character], ក្វត្ថោ [Khmer, character], 𑄇𑄳𑄤𑄖𑄴𑄗𑄮 [Chakma, character]

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      "word": "𑀓𑁆𑀯𑀢𑁆𑀣𑁄"
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      "word": "ကွတ္ထော"
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    },
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      "word": "ক্ৰত্থো"
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    },
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      "word": "ក្វត្ថោ"
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      "word": "𑄇𑄳𑄤𑄖𑄴𑄗𑄮"
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