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akantā

akanta

masc nom pl of akanta (pp); fem nom sg of akanta (pp); fem nom pl of akanta (pp); nt nom pl of akanta (pp); …

  1. unpleasant; unwelcome; disagreeable

Etymology. na > a + √kam + ta; from √kam 'desire'; Sanskrit akānta (na + kānta) [kam]

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

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