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amakkhito

amakkhita

masc nom sg of amakkhita (pp); nt abl sg of amakkhī (adj)

  1. amakkhita (pp): not smeared (with); unstained (by); not defiled (by)
  2. amakkhī (adj): who does not slander; who does not denigrate; (comm) who does not erase the good qualities of another; lit. not rubbing away

Etymology. na > a + √makkh + ita; from √makkh 'rub, erase'; Sanskrit amrakṣita [mrakṣ]

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

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