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kappako

kappaka

masc nom sg of kappaka (noun); masc nom sg of kappaka (adj)

1. barber; hairdresser; lit. who makes suitable
2. chamberlain
3. (of a living) making; earning

Etymology. √kapp + aka; from √kapp 'be fit, be suitable'; Sanskrit kalpaka [kḷp]

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

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