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appamattassa

appamatta

masc dat sg of appamatta (pp); nt dat sg of appamatta (pp); masc gen sg of appamatta (pp); nt gen sg of appamatta (pp); …

1. diligent (in); vigilant (about); careful (about); attentive (to); lit. not actively intoxicated
2. small; slight; insignificant; lit. small measure
3. wary; hypervigilant; paranoid (about); lit. not actively intoxicated

Etymology. na > a + pa + √mad + ta; from √mad 'be mad, be intoxicated'; Sanskrit apramatta [pramad]

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

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