Pali antara (18)
According to Davids and Stede’s Pali-English Dictionary, Pali word antara means “inside and in between.” It is linguistically related to Greek ἔντερα (éntera), Sanskrit antra, and Latin interus. It traces its origin to the Tamil root il (locative) through the transformation of il (locative) > ántara > antara. The following words, related to Pali antara, also originate from Tamil il (locative).
anta, “the lower intestine, bowels, mesentery.” anta-mukha, “the anus.” antara-kāraṇa, “a cause of impediment, hindrance, obstacle.” antara-cakka, “the intermediate round.” antara-cara, “one who goes in between or inside.” antara-vāsaka, “inner or intermediate garment.” antara-sāṭaka, “an inner or lower garment.” antaraṁsa, “in between the shoulders.” antaradhāna, “disappearance.” antarāya, “obstacle, hindrance, impediment to; prevention, bar; danger, accident to.” antarāḷa, “interior, interval.” antalikkha, “the atmosphere or air.” antepura, “inner town, the king’s palace.” anto-jana, “the inside people (people belonging to the house, the family).” abbhantarika, “intimate friend, confidant.” abbhantarima, “internal, inner.” sīmā-antarikā, “the interval between the boundaries.”