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esanā

esana

masc nom pl of esana (adj); fem nom sg of esana (adj); fem nom pl of esana (adj); nt nom pl of esana (adj); …

1. esana (adj): seeking; searching; looking (for)
2. esanā (fem): searching; seeking; quest
3. esanā (fem): longing
4. esanā (fem): surgical probing; lit. seeking

Etymology. √es + ana; from √es 'seek, search'; Sanskrit eṣaṇa [iṣ]

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

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