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icchāya

iccha

fem instr sg of iccha (adj); masc dat sg of iccha (adj); fem dat sg of iccha (adj); nt dat sg of iccha (adj); …

  1. iccha (adj): wishing (for); desiring; wanting
  2. icchā (fem): wish; desire; longing

Etymology. iccha + a; from √is 'wish for'; Sanskrit iṣṭa [iṣ]

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

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