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avacanāya

avacana

nt dat sg of avacana (noun); fem instr sg of avacana (adj); masc dat sg of avacana (adj); fem dat sg of avacana (adj); …

  1. not saying; not speaking
  2. speechless; dumbfounded; lit. not speaking

Etymology. na > a + √vac + ana; from √vac 'say, speak'; Sanskrit avacana [vac]

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

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