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jighacchāya

jighacchā

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

  1. hunger; lit. wanting to eat

Etymology. jighaccha + ā; from √ghas 'eat'; Sanskrit jighatsā [gras]

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

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