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appiyā

appiya

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

1. not dear (to); unloved (by); disliked (by)
2. enemy; foe; opposition; lit. unloved
3. unpleasant; disagreeable; offensive (to)

Etymology. na > a + √pī > piy + a; from √pī 'love, please'; Sanskrit apriya [prī]

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

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