Pāli Dictionary

uttarati

udprefixtarroot

Part of speech

verb

Root

tar1cross

Synonyms

nibbeṭheti

general

  • crosses over; gets out (of); escapes (misfortune)

  • MN 22

    yaṃnūn'āhaṃ tiṇakaṭṭhasākhāpalāsaṃ saṃkaḍḍhitvā, kullaṃ bandhitvā, taṃ kullaṃ nissāya hatthehi ca pādehi ca vāyamamāno sotthinā pāraṃ uttareyyan'ti.

uttaranta

approximate

udprefixtararootntasuffix

via inflected form uttaratī · nominative singular · plural / accusative plural / vocative singular · plural

Part of speech

adjective

Root

tar1cross

general

  • crossing over; emerging; ascending; getting out of

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 2

uttaraiti
  1. uttara

    higher; superior; upper; excellent

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

uttarāiti
  1. uttarā

    north; the northern direction

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

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