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capalo

capala

masc nom sg of capala (adj)

1. unsteady; wavering; fickle; inconsistent; moving to and fro; lit. shaking forward

Etymology. pa + √cal > capal + a; from √cal 'shake, tremble'; Sanskrit capala [pracal]

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

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