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āsavānañhi

āsava

masc

1. discharge from a sore; suppuration from a wound
2. discharge; suppuration; outflow; effluent; (comm) defilement
3. discharge; suppuration; outflow; effluent
4. extract; liquor; spirit

Analysis. āsavānaṃ + hi

Etymology. ā + √su > sav + *a; from √su 'flow'; Sanskrit āsrava [āsru]

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

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