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ká-raa-wâatnountonehigh tonehighmid tonemidfalling tonefalling
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every sense kept, sourced — never invented
1n.

laymanlexitron

2n.

laity; laypersonlexitron

3adj.

secular (nonreligious)(neologism)wiktionary

4n.

layperson (one who is not a cleric)wiktionary

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Borrowed from Pali gharāvāsa (“householder”). Compare Sanskrit गृहवास (gṛhavāsa). Cognate with Khmer ឃរាវាស (khɔɔriəviəh), Lao ຄະລາວາດ (kha lā wāt).