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candanikāya

candanikā

fem instr sg of candanikā (noun); fem dat sg of candanikā (noun); fem abl sg of candanikā (noun); fem gen sg of candanikā (noun); …

  1. sewer; cesspool; lit. rivulet

Etymology. √sand > cand + ana + ikā; from √sand 'flow'; Sanskrit syandanikā [syand]

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

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