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caṇḍā

caṇḍa

masc nom pl of caṇḍa (adj); nt nom pl of caṇḍa (adj); nt acc pl of caṇḍa (adj); masc abl sg of caṇḍa (adj); …

  1. fierce; violent; savage; hostile
  2. name of a chieftain; lit. fierce

Etymology. √caṇḍ + a; from √caṇḍ 'be fierce, be violent'; Sanskrit caṇḍa [caṇḍ]

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

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