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gahaṇiyā

gahaṇī

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

1. digestion; lit. grasper
2. womb; uterus; lit. grasper
3. gestation; lit. grasper

Etymology. √gah + aṇa + ī; from √gah 'grasp'; Sanskrit grahaṇī [grah]

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

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