"amacca" meaning in Pali

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Noun

Etymology: Inherited from Sanskrit अमात्य (amātya). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀅𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀘 (amacca). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pi|sa|अमात्य|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Sanskrit अमात्य (amātya), {{inh+|pi|sa|अमात्य}} Inherited from Sanskrit अमात्य (amātya), {{cog|pra|𑀅𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀘}} Prakrit 𑀅𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀘 (amacca) Head templates: {{pi-noun|m}} amacca m Inflection templates: {{pi-decl-noun|g=m}} Forms: masculine [table-tags], amacco [nominative, singular], amaccā [nominative, plural], amaccaṃ [accusative, singular], amacce [accusative, plural], amaccena [instrumental, singular], amaccehi [instrumental, plural], amaccebhi [instrumental, plural], amaccassa [dative, singular], amaccāya [dative, singular], amaccatthaṃ [dative, singular], amaccānaṃ [dative, plural], amaccasmā [ablative, singular], amaccamhā [ablative, singular], amaccā [ablative, singular], amaccehi [ablative, plural], amaccebhi [ablative, plural], amaccassa [genitive, singular], amaccānaṃ [genitive, plural], amaccasmiṃ [locative, singular], amaccamhi [locative, singular], amacce [locative, singular], amaccesu [locative, plural], amacca [singular, vocative], amaccā [plural, vocative]
  1. bosom friend, companion, advisor Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-amacca-pi-noun-8bEw32pX Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pali entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pali entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. minister, confidant Tags: masculine Synonyms: mantin
    Sense id: en-amacca-pi-noun-DpomE7Il Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pali entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pali entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "amaccamhā",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "singular"
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      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
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        "plural"
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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