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prasœra ~ prasergga ~ praseṭṭha /prəsɤːr/
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[Mod.Khmer ប្រសើរ prasœr /prɑsaːər/ (cf. Thai ประเสิฐ /praś̀ət/); prob. Sanskrit *praśreṣṭha, < pfx pra- `very', + śreṣṭha `most splendid, best'].1
definitions
1 v.st. To be excellent, superior; to be splendid, magnificent.
references
praseṭṭha: IMA 32:35 (A.D. 1688, BEFEO, LX: 205);
prasergga: IMA 17:40 (A.D. 1632, BEFEO, LX: 163);
prasœra: K.747:4 (undated, NIC I: 93).
citations
nagara kēva prasœra (K.747: 4), `the sublime Crystal Realm', i.e. nirvāṇa.
notes
1 The identification of prasergga is owing to Pou, BEFEO, LX: 168, note 6.