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āṇiyā

āṇi

fem instr sg of āṇi (noun); fem dat sg of āṇi (noun); fem abl sg of āṇi (noun); fem gen sg of āṇi (noun); …

1. āṇi (fem): pin; nail
2. āṇi (fem): linchpin; axle pin
3. āṇī (fem): pin of a wheel-axle; linchpin; peg; bolt

Etymology. From √āṇ-, related to Sanskrit āṇa- and the Indo-European root *h₂enǵʰ- (to narrow, straiten), which also yields Latin angustus ('narrow') and English angst. The pin is the narrowing point that holds things together.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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