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anīghā

anīgha

masc nom pl of anīgha (adj); fem nom sg of anīgha (adj); fem nom pl of anīgha (adj); nt nom pl of anīgha (adj); …

1. untroubled; undisturbed; calm; lit. free from trembling
2. name of a privately awakened Buddha; lit. free from trembling

Built from

• a- — prefix · not, without
  Plain negation. The absence of trembling yields the sense of untroubled calm.
• īgha — root · trembling, agitation
  Denotes commotion or restless movement. Related to Sanskrit īṣ- (to move, shake).

Etymology. a- (not) + īgha (trembling, commotion); the concrete image is the absence of restless movement or agitation. No direct European cognates, but the root īgha appears related to Sanskrit īṣ- (to move, shake) and Greek íkhnos (track, trace of motion).

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

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