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chetvā

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1. having cut off; having severed; (comm) having killed; lit. having cut
2. having injured; (comm) having beaten; lit. having cut
3. having cut up; having sliced up; lit. having cut
4. (of a stream) having cut across; having breasted; having forded; lit. having cut

Etymology. √chid > ched + *tvā; from √chid 'cut, divide'; Sanskrit chittvā [chid]

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

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