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avijjā

fem nom sg of avijjā (noun); fem nom pl of avijjā (noun); fem acc pl of avijjā (noun); fem instr sg of avijjā (noun); …

  1. ignorance; illusion; not knowing; not understanding

Etymology. na > a + √vid + yā; from √vid 'know, understand'; Sanskrit avidyā [vid]

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

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