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kakkaṭako

kakkaṭaka

masc nom sg of kakkaṭaka (noun)

  1. crab

Etymology. Likely imitative or onomatopoetic origin, possibly related to the clicking or snapping sound of a crab's claws; no certain Indo-European cognate.

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

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