Pātar (adverb) [Vedic prātar, derived from °prō, °prā, cf. Latin prandium (from prām-edi°om = pātar-āsa); Greek πρωί early; Old High German fruo = German fruh] early in the morning, in following forms: 1. pātar (before vowels), only in compound °āsa morning meal, breakfast [cf. BHS prātar-aśana Divy 631] D III 94; Snp 387; Ja I 232; Vv-a 294, 308; Pj II 374 (pāto asitabbo ti pātar-āso piṇḍa-pātass'etaṃ nāmaṃ). — katapātarāsa (adjective) after breakfast Ja I 227; VI 349 (°bhatta); Vism 391. 2. pāto (absolute) D III 94; Dhp-a II 60; Pv-a 54, 126, 128; pāto va right early Ja I 226; VI 180. 3. pātaṃ S I 183; II 242; Thig 407. Note: Should piṇḍa-pāta belong here, as suggested by Buddhaghosa at Pj II 374 (see above)? See detail under piṇḍa. {452}
(ind, ind, adv, in comps) early; in the morning