Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra).

Noun

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raṭṭha n

  1. country, reign, kingdom
    Te raṭṭhasmā pabbājitā himavantapasse pokkharaṇiyā tīre mahāsākasaṇḍo, tattha vāsaṃ kappesuṃ.
    And being thus banished they took up their dwelling on the slopes of the Himālaya, on the borders of a lake where a mighty oak tree grew.

raṭṭha m

  1. people in the country, population, inhabitant

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Burmese: ရဋ္ဌ (rathta.)
  • Khmer: រដ្ឋ (rŏət)
  • Lao: ລັດຖະ (lat tha)
  • Thai: รัฐ (rát)