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dhammiko

dhammika

masc nom sg of dhammika (adj); masc nom sg of dhammika (noun)

1. legal; legitimate; lawful; lit. according to the Dhamma
2. righteous; just; moral; principled; lit. according to the Dhamma
3. correct; proper; the right kind (of); lit. according to the Dhamma
4. name of an arahant monk; lit. according to the Dhamma
5. of such nature; of such quality; of such character; connecting (to); lit. according to the Dhamma

Etymology. √dhar + ma + ika; from √dhar 'hold, carry, endure'; Sanskrit dhārmika, dharmya, dharmika (bsk) [dhṛ]

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

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