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kacchehi

kaccha

masc instr pl of kaccha (noun); masc abl pl of kaccha (noun); masc instr pl of kaccha (ptp); nt instr pl of kaccha (ptp); …

1. shore land; marsh; wet-land
2. armpit; lit. marsh
3. armpit hair; lit. marsh
4. belt; girth of an elephant
5. fit to be talked to; should be spoken to; lit. to be talked

Etymology. Related to Sanskrit kaccha (marsh, armpit), possibly from a proto-form meaning 'wet' or 'damp place'; the semantic extension from 'marshy ground' to 'armpit' (both humid, enclosed spaces) suggests a common experiential metaphor. No secure Indo-European cognates.

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

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