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dosañca

dosa

masc

1. aversion; ill-will; hate; hatred
2. fault; wrong; error
3. defect; corruption; problem
4. angry; wrathful; malicious; upset
5. nightfall; dusk; early evening
6. (of the body) humour; elemental condition; lit. fault
7. accusation; blame; reproach

Analysis. dosaṃ + ca

Etymology. √dus > dos + *a; from √dus 'hate, dislike'; Sanskrit dveṣa [dviṣ]

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

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