uttara

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit उत्तर (uttara).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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uttara

  1. north

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Balinese: ᬉᬢ᭄ᬢᬭ (utara, north)

Further reading

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  • "uttara" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sanskrit उत्तर (úttara), from Proto-Indo-European *údteros.

Adjective

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uttara

  1. higher, superior
  2. further, subsequent
  3. northern
  4. over, beyond (object is in prior element of a bahuvrihi)
Declension
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Noun

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uttara n

  1. the north; northern direction
Declension
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As the neuter of the adjective, of which it is a standard application.

Descendants
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Sanskrit उत्तर (uttara). Synchonically, clearly related to the root tar and the verb uttarati (to cross over).

Adjective

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uttara

  1. crossing over[1]
  2. to be crossed[1]
Declension
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Derived terms
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “uttara”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead