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esaniyā

esanī

fem instr sg of esanī (noun); fem dat sg of esanī (noun); fem abl sg of esanī (noun); fem gen sg of esanī (noun); …

  1. surgeon's probe; lit. seeking implement

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

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

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