adjective pron; añña+tara · aññatara 1 · aññatara 2
certain
Aññatara (pronoun adjective) [Sanskrit anyatara, añña + comparative suffix tara, cf. Latin alter, Gothic anϸar etc.] one of a certain number, a certain, somebody, some; often used (like eka) as indefinite article "a". Very frequent, e.g. Snp 35, 210; It 103; Dhp 137, 157; Ja I 221, 253; II 132 etc. devaññatara a certain god, i.e. any kind of god S IV 180 = A IV 461.
one of two; one of several; a certain… (often used as indefinite article: ‘a’); somebody, some…; other, another; different
【形】某一個，無名的。
(pron, pron, from añña) a certain; a certain, not well-known Construction: añña + tara
(pron, pron, from añña) one; either one (of) Construction: añña + tara
(pron, pron, from añña) another; further; next Construction: añña + tara