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kaṇḍakā

kaṇḍaka

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

  1. thorny-stemmed; prickly-stemmed
  2. (of speech) sharp; piercing; lit. thorny

Etymology. kaṇḍa + a + ka; from √kat 'cut'; Sanskrit kaṇṭaka [kṛt]

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

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