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kanto

kanta

masc nom sg of kanta (pp); masc nom sg of kanta (noun); aor 2nd sg of kanti (verb)

1. kanta (pp): charming; pleasant; desirable; agreeable (to); lit. desired
2. kanta (masc): beloved one, husband; lit. desired
3. kanta (pp): gone, entered into; lit. gone
4. kanti (aor): cut, sheared, incised
5. kanta (pp): cut out; incised; surgically removed; lit. cut
6. kanta (pp): spun; lit. cut

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

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

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