Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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vi (spread about) +‎ (lie) +‎ a. Contrast with meaning of the parallel Sanskrit formation विशय (viśaya).[1]

Noun

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visaya m[2]

  1. locality, region, sphere, object

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Khmer: វិស័យ (visay)
  • Lao: ວິໄສ (wi sai)
  • Thai: วิสัย (wí-sǎi)

References

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  1. ^ Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “visaya”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
  2. ^ Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 584.