Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit सप्ताह (saptāha). By surface analysis, satta (seven) +‎ aha (day).

Noun

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sattāha n[1]

  1. a period of seven days: week

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Khmer: សត្តាហៈ (sattaahaʼ) (learned)
  • Thai: สัตตาห (learned)

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “saptāhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press