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kaṭukā

kaṭuka

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

1. severe; sharp; painful
2. bitter; acerbic
3. bitterness; pain
4. bitter taste; pungent taste; acerbic taste
5. (of an elephant in rut) pungent excretion

Etymology. kaṭu + ka; Sanskrit kaṭuka

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

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