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ākaṅkhanta

prp

1. wishing; desiring; seeking; aspiring (for); lit. wishing here

Etymology. ā + kaṅkha + nta; from √kaṅkh 'wish for'; Sanskrit ākāṅkṣat [ākāṅkṣ]

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

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