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assāvī

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

1. suppurating; festering; emitting fluid; lit. flowing out

Etymology. ā + √su > sāv + *ī; from √su 'flow'; Sanskrit āsrāvin [āsru]

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

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