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kantassa

kanta

masc dat sg of kanta (pp); nt dat sg of kanta (pp); masc gen sg of kanta (pp); nt gen sg of kanta (pp); …

1. charming; pleasant; desirable; agreeable (to); lit. desired
2. beloved one, husband; lit. desired
3. gone, entered into; lit. gone
4. cut out; incised; surgically removed; lit. cut
5. spun; lit. cut
6. what is desirable; what is wanted; lit. desired

Etymology. √kam + ta; from √kam 'desire'; Sanskrit kānta [kam]

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

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