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ālopo

ālopa

masc nom sg of ālopa (noun)

  1. (of food) morsel; lump; bit; lit. breaking off
  2. stealing; robbing; plundering

Etymology. ā + √lup > lop + *a; from √lup 'cut off, rob'; Sanskrit ālopa [ālup]

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

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