出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2025/10/16 15:33 UTC 版)
From Pali sutta, from of Sanskrit सूत्र (sū́tra, “thread, yarn, string; rule”). Doublet of sutra.
No longer common but, when it appears, more often in reference to the Buddhist holy scriptures (many originally composed in Pali) than the Hindu (more often in Sanskrit).