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abhimantheyya

abhimanthati

opt 3rd sg of abhimanthati (verb); opt 3rd sg of abhimantheti (verb)

1. abhimanthati (pr): violently crushes; forcefully presses
2. abhimantheti (pr): (of a fire stick) rubs hard; creates friction; drills; lit. causes to crush
3. abhimantheyya (opt): would violently crush; would forcefully press

Etymology. abhi + mantha + ti; from √manth 'churn, crush'; Sanskrit abhimanthati [abhimanth]

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

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