masculine · yati 1 · yati 2
a monk
Yati [from yat, cf. Vedic yati leader, guide] a Buddhist monk Mhv 5, 37 (racchāgataṃ yatiṃ); 25, 4; 30, 26 (mattikā-dāyakaṃ yatiṃ); 32, 33 (khīṇāsavassa yatino); Dāṭh IV 33 (yatī); Vism 79 (vikampeti Mārassa hadayaṃ yatī); Pv-a 287 (instrumental muni-vara-yatinā).
【陽】 出家人。
yati pron. a. [ yad-parimARe'ti ] (declined only in pl. ; nom. acc. yati ) As many, as often, how many.
(aor, aor of yatati) exerted oneself, strived
(masc, masc, from yatati) monk; ascetic monk; ascetic [lit.] striver Construction: √yat + i